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Single-Bit Error

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When we read this story the first thing that happened was, we were blown away by the prose. The second thing was, we noticed it includes many of the same themes and elements as a very well-known work of fantasy. We and Ken want to acknowledge this debt up front. “Single-Bit Error” is not a parody or homage, but a new story with a unique take on some ideas that may seem familiar. Just to be safe, Ken got in contact with the author of the original work, who had no objection to our publishing this story. Ken cites his inspirations in an author’s note at the end. Before he met Lydia, Tyler’s life, like the lives of most people, involved the steady accretion of names: — “What happened next?” “Nothing,” Grandmother said. “They just lived happily ever after.” “Forever?” “Forever.” Until Grandmother read him “Sleeping Beauty,” Tyler thought every story ended the way his parents ended them: “And they lived, sometimes even happily, until the day they died.” — Tyler and every other kid avoided th

Single-Bit Error When we read this story the first thing that happened was, we were blown away by the prose. The second thing was, we noticed it includes many of the same themes and elements as a very well-known work of fantasy. We and Ken want to acknowledge this debt up front. "Single-Bit Error" is not a parody or homage, but a new story with a unique take on some ideas that may seem familiar. Just to be safe, Ken got in contact with the author of the original work, who had no objection to our publishing this story. Ken cites his inspirations in an author's note at the end. Single-Bit Error

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