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View You, Remodeled, Remade by J. L. Jones



J. L. Jones is a hobbyist software developer and gamer. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from Morgan State University. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Fantasy Magazine, Star*Line, and Eye to the Telescope. Catch him tweeting away and abusing the powers of gif on Twitter @Psyscribe.
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