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Old 01-November-2007, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Van Rijn View Post
The novel is Rolling Stones and I believe they were on Phobos.
The one where they sold bicycles on Mars. And Flatcats, the Tribbles of their day.

ADDED: They had a bit about asteroid mining there too, but it dates very badly. Back then the accepted theory was that the Belt was the remains of a planet.
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