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    Counter Program
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    Counter Program
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    Counter Program

    By Dennis Coleman

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    Miles and the robot servants on space station Ursa Five are programmed to obey humans without question. But when psychotic mass murderer Blake invades their station and intends to massacre the next shipload of passengers, Miles and his friends must find a way to overcome their programming and stop him before hundreds of lives are lost.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVolume Edizioni
    Release dateJun 7, 2016
    ISBN9789492488022
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      Counter Program - Dennis Coleman

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      Counter Program

      by Dennis Coleman

      ALFAR 

      Sci-fi & Fantasy Series

      n. 2

      Cover by VolumePressGT

      Editor in Chief: Massimo Cimarelli

      Art Director: Francesca Eleuteri

      ISBN 978-94-92488-02-2

      First published : May 2016

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      COUNTER PROGRAM

      By Dennis Coleman

      I waited by the entry hatch for Colonel Madden and her team. The gray walls of the boarding lounge had been scrubbed to a dull sheen. We hadn’t seen the Colonel for some time, but I’d checked her records and I was certain we had all her favorite foods and beverages. I looked over at Andrew, Liz and Little Ben. They practiced their smiles for me.

      Not so many teeth, Ben. You must learn. Ben had the form of a child. We found that travelers felt more comfortable with a small one around. It brought out their parental nature. His red hair and freckles always reminded them of someone from their past.

      Andrew pushed his long hair back behind one ear. I frowned and pointed at his hand. Flaking skin. He should have used one of the bonding fluids on it. It had been a while since any of us had been through a proper maintenance.

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