Windup Girl Part 2 by Paolo Bacigalupi and The Last Question by Isaac Asimov

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Join the group to discuss the second 100-page section of Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi. The short story for this episode is The Last Question by Isaac Asimov

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Windup Girl Part 2 by Paolo Bacigalupi and The Last Question by Isaac Asimov

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