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The moon is a harsh mistress / Robert A. Heinlein

In the late 21st century, a lunar penal colony seeks independence from Earth's control. A technician, an academic, and a revolutionary collaborate with a sentient supercomputer to organise a rebellion against the governing Lunar Authority.
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