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Vijay Fafat
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An elaborate Asimovian set-up over 4 pages to create a numerical mystery puzzle and the final “tra daa!”. This one involves guessing how a telephone number was reconstructed from 2 simple clues.
First Date of Publication
Oct, 1980
Original Source
Gallery Magazine
Medium
Short Story
Original Language
English
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Summary: A small mystery about guessing a telephone number from two simple clues.
Story Tag Line: “And your address, and the combination of any combination lock you might have… and the birthdays and anniversaries of all your relatives and friends. We’re prisoners of a numbered society.”