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From: Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com>
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Subject: Re: Easiest Summer Reading List Ever!
Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 21:57:58 -0700
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In article <100l9ll$570$1@reader1.panix.com>,
 jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) wrote:

> In article <100l4mv$fgh$1@panix2.panix.com>,
> Scott Dorsey <kludge@panix.com> wrote:
> >Tony Nance  <tnusenet17@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>I see your point, but optimist that I am, I'm gonna stick to "easiest".
> >>
> >>For example:
> >>- Since only 5 of them actually exist, you're done when you read those 
> >>5. If you want to read more than 5 books, you can choose whatever you 
> >>want to read for book 6 and beyond.
> >
> >
> >Not at all.  In order to read those 5 nonexistent books, you have to write
> >them first.  That's likely harder.
> 
> Astounding published a LOC reviewing an issue from the next year, and 
> JWC then did his best to see that issue had the stories mentioned.

He did not do his best; a "Don A. Stuart" story was one those reviewed. 
Note James is referring to this issue 
https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?57622.

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