The Burst

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Overview:

Title: The Burst
Author: C. W. Johnson
Year: 2012
Type: Short Fiction

Editions/Publications:

Unknown. Asimov's Science Fiction, January 2012 (Unknown, C. W. Johnson, Dell Magazines, $4.99, 116 pages, digest, MAGAZINE)