It's the Thought That Counts

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Overview:

Title: It's the Thought That Counts
Author: Jerry Oltion
Year: 2000
Type: Short Fiction

Editions/Publications:

Unknown. Analog Science Fiction and Fact, December 2000 (Unknown, Jerry Oltion, Dell Magazines, $3.50, 148 pages, digest, MAGAZINE)