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The first time they saw the Santa at the end of the pier, it was snowing over the sea. Not proper snow. Just a dry, dusty drift that looked wrong above the black water. The flakes came in sideways, torn up by the wind, and the tide slapped the wooden supports hard enough to shake…

a short story by Dario Splendido It found her in the laundro-clinic.She was watching steam rise from a cracked synth-silk dryer when the wall behind her blinked—an old dermal panel stuttering back to life. The screen spasmed once, then bloomed with colour. “TINYB LEGACY CLIENT DETECTED” “You are almost perfect.”“Let’s finish your look.” She glanced…