Invisible People Line Puzzle

 

"Find the Story Line" Puzzle

from "Invisible People" by Nancy Kress 

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Substitute the letter V for O, but not O for V.

ANSWER

The vector to deliver the new genes is delivered by liposomes, which is safer than using a virus.

Salvage Translator Puzzle

 

Universal Translator Puzzle

The universal translator isn’t perfect. The letters in some of the words in the line below are mixed up. Rearrange the letters in these words to restore the original line from the story.

from

“Salvage”

by Andy Dudak

She has dunof some citizens of this lefnal colony leptan more rawea of past technology than reshot.

ANSWER

She has found some citizens of this fallen colony planet more aware of past technology than others.

Quini the Squid Translator Puzzle

 

Universal Translator Puzzle

The universal translator isn’t perfect. The letters in some of the words in the line below are mixed up. Rearrange the letters in these words to restore the original line from the story.

from

“How Quini the Squid Misplaced His Klobučar”

by Rich Larson

There’s saylaw some tiny igsune gnomic up dibneh you doing it treetb.

ANSWER

There’s always some tiny genius coming up behind you doing it better.

Whose Army Translator Puzzle

 

Universal Translator Puzzle

The universal translator isn’t perfect. The letters in some of the words in the line below are mixed up. Rearrange the letters in these words to restore the original line from the story.

from

“You and Whose Army?”

by Greg Egan

My spetran were gullible odisit, caught up in a purog delusion with some scrupulous, lidmyl tech-savvy bunjost.

ANSWER

My parents were gullible idiots, caught up in a group delusion with some scrupulous, mildly tech-savvy nutjobs.

Eyes of Forest Translator Puzzle

 

Universal Translator Puzzle

The universal translator isn’t perfect. The letters in some of the words in the line below are mixed up. Rearrange the letters in these words to restore the original line from the story.

from

“Eyes of the Forest”

by Ray Nayler

The damnocm cut gorhhut the capin, down to cumels yommer.

ANSWER

The command cut through the panic, down to muscle memory.

When God Sits Translator Puzzle

 

Universal Translator Puzzle

The universal translator isn’t perfect. The letters in some of the words in the line below are mixed up. Rearrange the letters in these words to restore the original line from the story.

from

“When God Sits in Your Lap”

by Ian Tregillis

Maybe the neomsky had finally dirte of hashing up this capel, so they’d derunt their peepers wryksad.

ANSWER

Maybe the monkeys had finally tired of hashing up this place, so they’d turned their peepers skyward.

Nameless World Translator Puzzle

 

Universal Translator Puzzle

The universal translator isn’t perfect. The letters in some of the words in the line below are mixed up. Rearrange the letters in these words to restore the original line from the story.

from

“Bereft, I Come to a Nameless World”

by Benjamin Rosenbaum

In this lonely tginh of nitels ratss and pymet irsun, there were not many who remembered me.

ANSWER

In this lonely night of silent stars and empty ruins, there were not many who remembered me.