James H. Schmitz quote — “[Telzey] took out a pocket edition law library and sat down at the tab…”

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[Telzey] took out a pocket edition law library and sat down at the table. She clicked on the library's viewscreen, tapped the clearing and index buttons. Behind the screen, one of the multiple rows of pinhead tapes shifted slightly as the index was flicked into reading position.

James H. Schmitz The Universe Against Her ereader

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