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From: Titus G <noone@nowhere.com>
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Subject: The Ugly Chickens_
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:23:25 +1300
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On 20/02/25 13:40, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Howard Waldrop's _The Ugly Chickens_ is one of the best SF stories ever
> written ...........

I couldn't resist that and found a copy online but didn't enjoy it as
much as you did. A bit of a shaggy dog story without a shattering punch
line. Or should it not have been sped read?