Tasty Mystery Baskets of Clips

[A.E.] Hello? [receiver clangs]
- Oh, Tunnel in the Sky. -Tunnel in the Sky.
So sorry to interrupt. [stammers]
Perhaps you read it? "Tears of the Anaren."
Carl.
He said that was nice to hear, and I said, "Thank you, Mr. Asimov."
"'The Horror of Westerley Mansion' by Peter Cromwell."
He's publishing my story.
He's not quite there yet, but...
For instance, before,
[door opens]
Go back to those stories. Fix them up. Rewrite.
It was violent. It was nauseating.
I have seen it.
so it takes an adjective modifier. [inhales deeply]
It'll be his turn before long. Mm-hmm.
[sighs]
and their connection to the Ancient Terrors.
coruscating and fractalizing into a thousand paths.
A billion.
Something that could lead to more than one story.
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