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Disconnections

An antisocial network.
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  1. Marissa Lingen

    1. Marissa Lingen has published more than 100 short stories in venues such as Analog, Lightspeed and Tor.com.

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I’m sure your university friends are lovely, darling. No, I’m sure they are, that’s why I said so, why would I have said it otherwise? It’s just that I don’t understand. You know Mummy wants to understand you always, pet. Help me understand.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-00628-9

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