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1"Symbol" is a short story, written sometime in April or May of 2014. It can be read fully [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LEiBPRFCqNOc5FwLNWKmoGiFiHCWP81X0S4q97WPSWU/ here]]. It's about an engineer named Slater who is test-driving a new time machine. He runs out of fuel, and crashes on a planet. Then, to make matters worse, he is airlifted by a [[Main/CoolStarship giant meteorite spaceship]] and meets their leader. After this, he goes to some tunnelly-places and has adventures.
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5* [[Main/SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale Sci-Fi Writers Have No Sense Of Scale]]: The Odessa Catacombs, also the Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike to an extent.
6* [[Main/ShoutOut Shout Out]]: Trishkun is called "[[Series/DoctorWho Ravolox]]" at one point.
7* [[Main/TheManBehindTheMan The Man Behind The Man]]: Ilkau is more or less a puppet of Yreltiv.

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