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Re:Ask HN: Looking for a sci-fi short story posted here by gryfft on Friday September 04, 2026 @12:33PM (#49566873)
I haven't heard of this one specifically but the themes remind me of Lena [0] and SOMA [1].

0. https://qntm.org/mmacevedo

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soma_(video_game)

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Re:Ask HN: Looking for a sci-fi short story posted here by samothrace on Friday September 04, 2026 @12:50PM (#49567103)
Thanks for that. I'm aware of Lena.

Kind of stupid, but I decided to make one final search through my huge bookmark list after posting and just came across the story. The bookmark was to a list, not the story itself, and I missed it in the first couple passes.

That Shape Had None by Henry Weikel. https://starlightconvenience.net/posts/that-shape-had-none/

Doesn't seem like I can remove my post at this point, but hey, at least I can recommend it to you.

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Re:Ask HN: Looking for a sci-fi short story posted here by gryfft on Friday September 04, 2026 @12:56PM (#49567167)
Lucky day for me then! Thanks for the recommendation!

Edit: Enjoyed and reshared, good rec

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