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Contents: 1 Born Yesterday novella by George Alec Effinger 55 The Care and Feeding of Earthling George short story by Lois June Wickstrom [as by Lois Wickstrom] 63 A Child of Earth and Hell novelette by Jessica Amanda Salmonson 89 Amana Mañana novelette by Freff 111 The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Void novelette by Karl Hansen 137 New Olympus novelette by Ronald Anthony Cross 167 Encroachment short story by Kevin O'Donnell, Jr. 181 The Ninth Path novelette by Mike Conner [as by Michael Conner] 209 Sandy Lust poem by Gregory Benford 213 Waterloo Sunset short story by David Bischoff 231 Tapestry novelette by Stephen Leigh 263 Biographical Notes (The Berkley Showcase, Vol. 5) essay by uncredited