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Oct 11Liked by Karl Gallagher

I wondered if we were going to end up with that outcome. I have to say I like it that Anthony wins Svetla by scrupulously respecting her boundaries and her autonomy.

I like Anthony's vision of ending up as a middleman, not just an industrial producer. A good lesson in economics.

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There was also some weight on Anthony's ability to provide for them, rather than having a future of starving in a few months.

The "middleman" option depended on inventing a cost-effective means of Lunar transport, rather than depending on fuel imported from Earth.

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