"Could he have murdered a child? He decided that he could not, but that he could certainly have been accused of having done it and worse. Anyone these days—any man, particularly—could be accused of anything by anyone."
— Gene Wolfe

January 1, 1970

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Of Soil and Climate (2003). Originally published in Realms of Fantasy (December 2003). Reprinted in David G. Hartwell (ed.) Year’s Best Fantasy 4 (p. 431).