Stories tagged “gears”
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The Disregard of Timekeeping
For a girl of relatively diminutive stature, Wight had an impressive array of levers and valves at her disposal. One such valve suddenly erupted in a shrill hiss of steam, and a nearby control panel lit up like Solstice Day. “Zounds!” Wight...
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Motor Mouth
And in a flash, I’m eating his scream. I’m attached. My diamonds tear his pink flesh. He fights back, trying to loosen my grip. But my reticulating mandible holds. The pistons in my bones grind down, crushing the bridge of his nose. My masticating ...