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“Give us a screen, a glowing screen!” Mr. Barton had found a way to mock everyone present, and most people who were not.

Anselm Bligh, A Collection of Miniatures.

Merit: a phantom.

Clive Morrow, A Crustacean’s Dictionary.

Once he was within the canyon, Mr. Redhorn quickly determined what he wanted to observe. And it lay a good measure upstream. Over there, near the boulders.

James Yazzie, The Blue Mesa Murders. (1954)