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Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 19, April 2008

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FICTION"After Moreau" by Jeffrey Ford"Flight" by Jeremiah SturgillNON-FICTION"Not Now, Sweetie, Daddy's Worldbuilding" by Tim Pratt"Refusing to be the Same: An Interview with K.J. Bishop" by Jeff VanderMeerCOVER ART: Floating Fish by Matts Minnhagen

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