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    They Shall Inherit The Earth
    They Shall Inherit The Earth
    They Shall Inherit The Earth
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    They Shall Inherit The Earth

    By A. F. McKeating

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    Ethan is the first human child created on Earth in 500 years. Is he the answer to the current labor shortage or will his creation change life for the synthetics forever?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherA. F. McKeating
    Release dateAug 22, 2011
    ISBN9781466041585
    They Shall Inherit The Earth
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    A. F. McKeating

    A. F. McKeating lives and writes in the UK. She has published several novels and short stories. She writes for children as Alison McKeating.

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      They Shall Inherit The Earth - A. F. McKeating

      THEY SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH

      by

      A. F. McKeating

      SMASHWORDS EDITION

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      They Shall Inherit The Earth

      Copyright © 2011 by A. F. McKeating

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      This free ebook may be copied, distributed, reposted, reprinted and shared, provided it appears in its entirety without alteration, and the reader is not charged to access it.

      Table of Contents

      They Shall Inherit the Earth

      About the Author

      Other Novels by A. F. McKeating

      THEY SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH

      Are you sure about this, Cally?

      Hagen peered nervously into the incubator. Increasingly agitated wails were rising from the squalling bundle of pink flesh which lay in there, disturbing the accustomed calm of the lab. Cally smiled sweetly as she elbowed him gently out of the way.

      Everything will be fine, she said. All his vital signs are perfectly normal and so far there’s no trace of any infection. Right now I’d give him a 98% chance of survival.

      Great. He gestured vaguely towards the door that lead out into the corridor. When word of this gets out, we might face some criticism in the press, you know, despite out best efforts to pave the way. There have been a few lobbyists on the case already.

      She pursed her lips. I know, but we’ve followed the guidelines to the letter. And the mandate from the Ethics Committee was clear enough. She quoted from memory: ‘Permission to create life in this instance is granted on the understanding that the product is of demonstrable benefit to society’. When people will be crying out for them, you’ll see.

      He sighed. Maybe. It’s just that we might have to do a bit of PR management. And when you’ve got a moment, we need to talk about- He broke off, frowning. "Look, do you think you can do

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