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71 To the Royal Academy of Farting by Benjamin Franklin

Franklin wrote this humorous response to a call for scientific papers from the Royal Academy of Brussels while United States ambassador to France around 1781. He was also a respected scientist at the time. It was never sent (so as not to raise a stink) but was included in a letter to a friend.
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Age Rating: Older than 13
Tags: Humor
Downloads: 880 | Votes: 39 | Score: 7.26
Size: 5KB | 1,001 words | Posted:

72 The Karalis by JOHNNY SACHU

Tricked into helping with a suspicious passenger, this taxi driver is in for some unwarranted activity and some scary surprises.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Spies, Science Fiction, Space, Futuristic, Alternate Universe, Royalty, Pulp Classic, Young Adult
Downloads: 1191 | Votes: 90 | Score: 7.24
Size: 12KB | 2,428 words | Posted:

73 Zooma by JOHNNY SACHU

Space Opera
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Space
Downloads: 1870 | Votes: 119 | Score: 7.24
Size: 34KB | 6,359 words | Posted:

74 Ophir by JOHNNY SACHU

An android and a human vie for dominance in worlds at war.
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Age Rating: Older than 17
Tags: Science Fiction
Downloads: 886 | Votes: 54 | Score: 7.20
Size: 15KB | 2,756 words | Posted:

75 Feraway by JOHNNY SACHU

Desperate for a job, a small frieghter pilot takes on a passenger that is different beyond her wildest imaginings.
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Age Rating: Older than 17
Tags: Science Fiction
Downloads: 2402 | Votes: 203 | Score: 7.19
Size: 23KB | 4,552 words | Posted:

76 Pondhopper by Scriptorius

Meet Cyril Potts, a Briton working as a private eye in the USA. He gets some strange clients, which is all right because he is a strange investigator. We first encounter Cyril during one of his reveries, but he soon shows that when the need arises, he can lurch into action - in a way.
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Age Rating: Anybody
Tags: Crime, Humor, Detective
Downloads: 4146 | Votes: 48 | Score: 7.18
Size: 367KB | 70,268 words | Posted: Concluded:

77 Detour by JOHNNY SACHU

Trading for gold, all things look good-to-go, until the copilot goes missing.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Space
Downloads: 1748 | Votes: 110 | Score: 7.18
Size: 11KB | 2,244 words | Posted:

78 Rocky Roads by UtIdArWa

A story in the Asteroid Hunters Universe
Some roads start when others end.
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Age Rating: Anybody | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Space, Near Future
Downloads: 5260 | Votes: 281 | Score: 7.14
Size: 13KB | 2,495 words | Posted:

79 The Dust Devils by normist

This little offering is intended to be part of the opening chapter in the forth volume of the Bill Axon tales. I am posting now because I have been reposting a revised and corrected version of 'Per Ardua Ad Astra'. I would ask that you please read the new version and review it, either through the Finestories review system or send to me in via a feedback comment. Thank you.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Humor, Space, Near Future
Downloads: 1308 | Votes: 106 | Score: 7.08
Size: 5KB | 1,130 words | Posted:

80 If I Were the Last Man Alive by Number 7

Jamie was a widower living near Orlando, Florida when circumstances resulted in him being the last man alive. Follow along as he struggles to survive and seeks someone, anyone, anywhere...
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Age Rating: Older than 13
Tags: Romance, Drama, Spiritual, Post Apocalyptic, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 24247 | Votes: 445 | Score: 7.05
Size: 230KB | 44,305 words | Posted: Concluded:
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