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Paul Levinson<\/a> shared the cover design for the forthcoming book\u00a0Touching the Face of the Cosmos<\/em>, in which I will have a short story<\/a> published.\u00a0Fordham University Press will be distributing the print version, and the electronic edition will be available from Connected Editions.<\/p>\n

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