Bisson_rucker_billys.. - Rudy Rucker

“I want to go home,” said Billy’s mother.
“Shut up, both of you,” said Billy’s father.
Billy hated Dinosaur City. He played like he was sick so he wouldn’t
school.
have to go to
He waited till his mother wasn’t looking and stole a dollar from her purse.
He went to the store to buy a magazine. Billy liked magazines.
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“Is this all the magazines you have?” Billy asked the store owner. They were all
about dinosaurs.
“What’s wrong with dinosaurs?” asked the store owner. He was a dinosaur too.
“Nothing,” said Billy. “It’s just that I’m interested in other things.”
“Try this one,” said the store owner. It was called METEOR MAGAZINE.
“It fell from the sky,” said Billy.
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“Where did you get that magazine?” asked Billy’s father. They were having supper.
Billy’s father looked at the cover. “That makes sense,” he said.
“Eat your brussels sprouts,” said Billy’s mother.
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That night Billy read his magazine. It was pretty stupid. “I’ll bet the dinosaurs will
like it,” he thought.
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