{"id":1371,"date":"2026-01-03T21:27:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T21:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/xeelee-04-baxter-stephen\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T21:27:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T21:27:18","slug":"xeelee-04-baxter-stephen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/xeelee-04-baxter-stephen\/","title":{"rendered":"Xeelee 04 – Baxter, Stephen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Even at the moment she was born she knew something was wrong. <\/p>\n

A face loomed over her: wide, smooth, smiling. The cheeks were damp, the glistening eyes huge. <\/p>\n

“Lieserl. Oh, Lieserl…” <\/p>\n

Lieserl. My name, then. <\/p>\n

She explored the face before her, studying the lines around the eyes, the humorous upturn of the mouth, the strong nose. It was an intelligent, lived-in face. This is a good human being, <\/i> she thought. Good<\/i> stock… <\/i><\/p>\n

This was impossible. She<\/i> was impossible. She felt terrified of her own explosive consciousness. She shouldn’t even be able to focus her eyes yet… <\/p>\n

She tried to touch her mother’s face. Her own hand was still moist with amniotic fluid\u2014 but it was<\/i> growing visibly, <\/i> the bones extending and broadening, filling out the loose skin as if it were a glove. <\/p>\n

She opened her mouth. It was dry, her gums already sore with budding teeth. <\/p>\n

Strong arms reached beneath her; bony adult fingers dug into the aching flesh of her back. She could sense other adults surrounding her, the bed in which she’d been born, the outlines of a room. <\/p>\n

Her mother held her high before a window. Lieserl’s head lolled, the expanding muscles still too weak to support the burgeoning weight of her skull. Spittle laced across her chin. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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