"“I notice that the power’s off.” “It comes and goes.” “And the water?” “If I don’t boil it for coffee, I purify it.” “Does anything work anymore?” “The weapons, of course—though I’m told he can’t get spare parts for them. And the roads, so he can move his army quickly from one spot to another. Not much else. Mail service is sporadic at best, and the phones haven’t worked in months.” “That’s what happens when you start by killing off the intellectuals and the technicians.” “How did you know he’d done that?” “Eventually it’s what all dictators do. Usually they build the roads first, though.”"
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Mike Resnick
Mike Resnick (March 5, 1942 – January 9, 2020) was an American science fiction writer and editor. Resnick was nominated for 37 Hugo Awards and won five times; he won one Nebula Award from eleven nominations.
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