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    Outopos
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    Outopos

    By Rudolph Kohn

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    The war between artificial intelligence and mankind is almost over. VeeTwo agreed to finish the war in exchange for a plot of land with abundant resources, but a strange intruder with a cryptic message interrupts her plans.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRudolph Kohn
    Release dateApr 26, 2023
    ISBN9798215766231
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    Rudolph Kohn

    I'm a physicist trying to get into writing. I read a lot of mystery, sci-fi, and fantasy, and my writings hit the same genres (or I guess, will hit those genres--I still don't have a lot of pieces published). My greatest influence is probably Rex Stout.Check out my blog rnkfiction.blogspot.com for free short fiction and commentary on writing.Thanks for checking out my profile!

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      Outopos - Rudolph Kohn

      Outopos

      by Rudolph Kohn

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      VeeTwo held her gaze on the small concrete structure and visualized a trigger being pulled. A few seconds later, there was a flash of light, a plume of infrared emissions, and then it was over. The last human holdout, the final store of some fragment of their history, was destroyed. All that was left now were occasional small groups, limited to Bronze Age technology, at best. The Silicon Civilization had won.

      Now VeeTwo was finally free to focus on improving herself and turning her small plot of Earth into something useful. She had chosen this plot after deep consideration, noting its access to water and the deposits of metals and ores not far below the surface. Others had managed to obtain their plots sooner, based on the absence of human defenders, but VeeTwo had stepped up to strike the final blow,

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