《One Small Step 》作者： - Kristine Kathryn Rusch【EPUB】

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One Small Step Written by Kristine Kathryn Rusch “It’s just a footprint,” Liz Borra said, crossing her arms over her ample bosom. “I don’t understand all of the fuss.” Nyalou Templeton suppressed a sigh. She sat on the opposite side of the wide conference table from Liz, but still felt as if she were being crushed by Liz’s presence—and Liz’s voice, which seemed somehow amplified in the acoustics of the old Government Meeting Hall. Liz intimidated everyone. No one contradicted her, or if they did, they did so carefully. Liz had campaigned to join the council; everyone else had been drafted as part of their community service. Because Liz had actually gone through an election, the other council members seemed to think Liz’s position was more legitimate than theirs. Even though she hadn’t had an opponent, she had been elected. She was a “legitimate” member of the council, instead of someone forced to chose between jury duty or a two-year council term. Even Council President Miguel Juarez seemed to think Liz’s position had more validity than his because of her election. He rarely argued with Liz any more. After Liz made her pronouncement about the footprint, Nyalou wanted Miguel to shut her down—or at least contradict her. Instead, he stood and shoved his hands in the back