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Handful of Stars is a romance story of sorts which deals with some questions about reality, the human condition, and the endurance of love. I created this story whlie trying to resolve another similarly themed piece built around a starship crewman and his enduring love for his wife and the stars and the resolution of the conflict inherent in time dilation. This has many of the same elements, but with a different premise.
Knowledge of seven-fold space is not required to understand this piece.