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  1. Find out what inspired Tom and Michael to write this story in their post for the Future Conditional blog

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  1. Tom Easton is a retired theoretical biologist who has written science-fiction novels and criticism, and edited anthologies in addition to more academic work.,

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  2. Michael A. Burstein (www.mabfan.com), winner of the Campbell Award for Best New Writer, has earned ten Hugo nominations and four Nebula nominations for his short fiction, collected in I Remember the Future. When not writing, he edits science curricular materials.,

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