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A very short story: it is one letter long (except for the title).

What is the title & the complete :mrgreen: story?
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One letter long huh? So obviously more laconic than the Spartans...
When Philip of Macedon threatened them with, "If I enter Laconia, I will raze Sparta to the
ground," the Spartans' reply was, "If."
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heehee!

(I know the answer, but it would look like ping pong... The Spartans were very close to the answer of Gimbal Locke!)
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Tricky wrote:
One letter long huh? So obviously more laconic than the Spartans...
When Philip of Macedon threatened them with, "If I enter Laconia, I will raze Sparta to the ground," the Spartans' reply was, "If."
Rxke wrote:
The Spartans were very close to the answer of Gimbal Locke!
Most cool, that relieves me from the duty to come up with a new clue :)
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Forrest Ackerman’s story, Cosmic Report Card: Earth consists of a single letter: ‘F :D
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Fatleaf wrote:
Forrest Ackerman’s story, Cosmic Report Card: Earth consists of a single letter: ‘F :D
That's the story.

Fatleaf's turn.
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An orphan exacts revenge with the help of an unlikely hero. Name the orphan.
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Luke Skywalker :P
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Smivs wrote:
Luke Skywalker :P
Surprisingly not even close :wink:
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Clue the first: The orphans distant family prove to be less than helpful.
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Fatleaf wrote:
Clue the first: The orphans distant family prove to be less than helpful.
No takers!

Clue the second: The unlikely hero is a friend of a well known Admiral
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Fatleaf wrote:
Clue the first: The orphans distant family prove to be less than helpful.
Clue the second: The unlikely hero is a friend of a well known Admiral
This should be a right give away!
Clue the third: Zaquessoian evil juice is regularly drunk.
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Fatleaf wrote:
This should be a right give away!
Clue the third: Zaquessoian evil juice is regularly drunk.
Ah! Sahana Katik, of course.
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cim wrote:
Fatleaf wrote:
This should be a right give away!
Clue the third: Zaquessoian evil juice is regularly drunk.
Ah! Sahana Katik, of course.
Yayy! And the Slightly Grand Rear Admiral has it. With the unlikely hero being Coyote of course! :D

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The captain of a starship notes the difficulties in developing treaties between humanity and other sentient species to protect homes and families when their languages often don't have concepts for homes and families.

Title and author, please.
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