You are listening to a Clarkshould magazine podcast with your host and narrator Kate Baker.

Welcome to the second story left for the month of December.

The second story left for the rest of 2024.

The year has drawn to a close.

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Our story is titled Life Sentence and is by Gillianion translated by Blake Stone Banks.

Jilion is a Chinese author that majored in philosophy at Futan University,

where she received her BA and MA degrees. She is currently living in Europe and pursuing her PhD.

Gillian has been publishing science fiction since 2021 and has been awarded the silver award in the Duke Book Awards.

Blake Stone Banks is a translator of Chinese speculative fiction.

He speculates in his own fiction too, born in Kentucky and domesticated in Beijing.

He thrives on bluegrass and revolutionary model operas.

So, my dear listener, I hope you can sit back, relax, and let me tell you a story.

One.

Wenschel opened his eyes.

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