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Steel beach / John Varley

Following the destruction of Earth, humanity relocates to an Eden-like lunar colony where reporter Hildy Johnson investigates dark forces causing widespread despair. The population faces an existential threat as inhabitants succumb to psychological distress and suicide.
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