โ Scribed by H. Beam Piper
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
To the victor go the spoils -- and in the aftermath of a brutal and drawn-out war on the planet Poictesme, an agent is sent to hunt among the smoldering ruins for the most valuable prize of all: Merlin, the most powerful computer the universe has ever known. Will the mission be successful, or will the intrepid technology hunter come home empty-handed?
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