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Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom - 5 - Another story examining free will, but this time from the standpoint of being able to see more directly what you would've done in a parallel universe.

Omphalos - 4 - Interesting story based on scientists working on being the researchers proving proof of God

The great silence - 2 - more of an essay than a story. Written by a parrot

The truth of fact, the truth of feeling - DNF - Too boring to finish. Tried to connect a near-future tech allowing people to record their lives from birth to a story set in 1700's China about a young man learning to write. What?

The lifecycle of software objects - 5 - I don't usually like philosophical discussions, but this one about digital pets was too engrossing to give up.

What's expected of us - 2 - the free will debate always bores me, and this one ending on a joke didn't help

Exhalation - 4 - A sealed-off universe of steampunk robots discovers that the air pressure is decreasing, leading to an eventual death of said universe. Weird stuff

The merchant and the alchemist's gate - 2 - Way too long and rambling