Very Far Away from Anywhere Else

by Ursula K. Le Guin

  "Or in Thorn, permanently," I said.

  She waved through the dirty window from her seat as the train started up. I did not do the ape act. I stood there and did the human act as well as possible.

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  URSULA K. LE GUIN is the author of several dozen books, including most recently another young adult novel, Gifts, and a collection of short stories for adults, Changing Planes. She was awarded a Newbery Honor for the second volume of the Earthsea Cycle, The Tombs of Atuan, and among her many other distinctions are the Margaret A. Edwards Award, a National Book Award, and five Nebula Awards. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

  To find out more about her and her work, visit www.ursulakleguin.

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