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The finger had been on the metaphorical trigger when the change in regime happened. https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04039-k021-the-scapegoat-bites-back

Most stations exist as places to pass through. Many of them also become places to live. https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04037-k019-they-love-a-challenge

Several critical misunderstandings were involved in the resulting mess. https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04036-k018-stay-sharp

Do you know what a Lucker is? I bet a lot of people think it's the people who have insanely good luck. https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04034-k016-balanced-beloved

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Some worlds are best left alone to their own devices. The Terran Planetary Survey Force knows this. https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04027-k009-planet-wide-intervention

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_Most_ of the volatile components left on the world had broken down to less harmful ones. https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04022-k004-one-persons-nightmare

Good news, their attempts to invite alien life to their new world had worked. Sort of. https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04020-k002-just-use-a-whetstone

Cleaners were initially a problem. They were genetically programmed to consume debris and break it down into stable compounds. https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04018-j365-bad-habits-and-good-reminders