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The main settlement had an official name, but locals referred to it as Crashtown—a grimy dense chaotic young city resting on the impact zone where two D-class asteroids were joined together. Take this broth away, and bring me some cheese. You swear he's not dead? The woman clutched Lem's arm. All that winter thecrannogman stayed on the isle, but when the spring broke he heard the wideworld calling and knew the time had come to leave.