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  • FUTURES

The girl who used to be my sister

A voyage of self-discovery.
By
  1. Sylvia Spruck Wrigley

    1. Sylvia Spruck Wrigley is a Nebula-nominated speculative fiction author and independent researcher exploring representations of old age in science fiction. Her work has been translated into more than a dozen languages. She has had a crush on James T. Kirk since the age of 11. You can find out more about her at https://intrigue.co.uk.

A reclining female figure created from millions of squares lies disintegrating on a series of horizontal bars above a piece of paper with lines on it.

Illustration: Jacey

My grandparents used to tell stories about the old days, when there was only one chain and everyone lived on it. How much better it all was, then. I don’t know if I believe the stories. How else did all the different languages start, all the religions? Where did cross-chain travel come from? But I like to remember their stories. Especially now.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-03249-4

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