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WANTED: ONE ENGINEER FOR MANAGERIAL POSITION IN IRUNIUM. WAGES HIGH. DEATH BENEFITS SUDDEN. "I am the Contessa Perdita di Montevarchi. Here in Irunium the only law is my will. "I shall seek out another engineer. But this time he will be a real engineer from a dimension that understands these things, from Slikitter, probably from Earth. He will be treated with respect because his function is valuable to me. Almost inevitably he will terminate as this offal terminated, but that is to be show more expected of imperfect tools. "He will not at first see the slaves in the mines and I do not with him treated as a slave. My mines must continue to produce gems for my trace across the Dimensions. An engineer is needed so I shall find one...." show lessTags
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- Original publication date
- 1970
- People/Characters
- Perdita Francesca Cammachia di Montevarchi; Soloman; J. T. Wilkie; Charnock (Captain of the Contessa's bargemen); Polak; Ottorino
- Important places
- Canada; Durostorum (parallel world); Myxotic (parallel world); Irunium (parallel world); City of Diamonds, Irunium
- First words
- All the Valcini stood up respectfully when the Contessa entered the high conference room.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)They went out together, out from that Hold of Durostorum, to journey across the Dimensions to home - wherever that home might be, Leon or Earth.
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