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Re:Man wakes up after night on sleeper train to find it neve... by zem on Thursday July 28, 2022 @02:04PM (#32268052)
Bruce Sterling, one of his shaper/mechanist stories.
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Re:Man wakes up after night on sleeper train to find it neve... by AceJohnny2 on Thursday July 28, 2022 @02:21PM (#32268280)
Huh. I haven't read anything else by him, though I've heard many gushing recommendations of his works (by other authors!). So that's up my list.

Edit: Awesome! It's Taklamakan by Bruce Sterling

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taklamakan_(short_story)

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Re:Man wakes up after night on sleeper train to find it neve... by zem on Thursday July 28, 2022 @02:27PM (#32268357)
check out "a good old-fashioned future" for a very nice sample of his work.
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