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y separately published work icon Steampunk II : Steampunk Reloaded anthology   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 2010... 2010 Steampunk II : Steampunk Reloaded
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Contents

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Tachyon Publications , 2010 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Machine Maid, Margo Lanagan , single work short story science fiction

A young woman, married to a land owner deep in the Australian bush, finds herself often alone in the house with an inhuman companion: the machine maid of the title, formerly an entertainer on the Parisian stage. Motivated by curiosity about the mechanics of the maid, the woman tinkers, but is horrified when she discovers the extent of the maid's programming.

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