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    Nemesis Probe
    Nemesis Probe
    Nemesis Probe
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    Nemesis Probe

    By L Frank Turovich

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    Ulliana is bored.

    Hired to manage company resource transfers between Jovian supply outposts and Personality operated ships, she spends most of her time interacting with sensi-adventures. When Aru, the ship’s Personality discovers a historically valuable object from the past Ulliana is determined to salvage it for the reward, Ulliana soon learns the probe has other dangerous ideas.

    A short story set in the near future.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherL Frank Turovich
    Release dateAug 17, 2013
    ISBN9781940246048
    Nemesis Probe
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    L Frank Turovich

    L Frank Turovich (1956- ) was born and raised in Flint, Michigan where he became a rabid reader of science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, comics and everything else not nailed down. He’s spent time in the Marine Corp before breaking into writing via articles in Nibble Mac and Inside BASIC magazines, then graduated to technical writing, training, and managing teams for companies like Zedcor, Metrowerks, Motorola, Freescale Semiconductor, and Nokia, before leaving to pursue his fiction writing ambition. He currently resides in Michigan in a home filled with books, computers, and two cats (Java and Larry).

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      Nemesis Probe - L Frank Turovich

      Nemesis Probe

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      L Frank Turovich

      Copyright © 2013 by L Frank Turovich

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      Synopsis

      Ulliana is bored, spending most of her time playing sensi-adventures between Jovian ports. When Aru, the ship’s Personality discovers a historically valuable object Ulliana decides to salvage it for the reward, but the probe has other ideas.

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      NEMESIS PROBE

      The avatar Rashmi appeared in the battle's maelstrom, her long midnight colored braided hair swinging wildly. She clung to her pulse rifle as she ran on reconstructed semi-bionic legs towards the stoic eco-farmer Harshad, who stood defiantly shooting one attacking alien after another as they scrambled over the farm’s perimeter wall. The spindly four-armed creatures were fast and cunning. They had attacked at midday when defensive preparations were still underway, catching the defenders at the worst time.

      Rashmi’s intense concern for her lover poured over Ulliana, as the avatar slid to a halt and fired. Her rifle, an expensive AGGRESSO-1200, used its internal AI software to target another attacker. Rashmi automatically pulled the trigger as the scope blinked at her to fire, and another attacker fell back to lie motionless.

      A warning buzz forced her attention away from the scope. A dozen aliens gathered atop a nearby storage shed overlooking Harshad’s defensive position. As she watched, several crouched in eagerness, prepared to leap onto the farmer. She turned and fired as fast as the scope could aim.

      Harshad, look out!

      Harshad turned at Rashmi’s scream; his startling blue eyes wide and vivid as they locked on his lover. For a moment, the tableau held as each yearned for the other, separated by a short distance,

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