The blue ‘G’ rotated in the centre of the screen. Henry had never seen this feature, but Google were known innovators. He assumed he’d just missed the announcement. After a moment, the page changed and his mouth opened. “Sarah, come look at this!” he shouted downstairs. “Check it out,” he said when his wife...

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Though he doesn’t know it, this is the last night of Billy O’Daly’s life. He sits alone at the bar, as always, nursing a warm whiskey and frowning at his creased newspaper. “Four letter word,” he says to nobody in particular. “Crossed by Charon.” Time passes. Soon, losing focus, he looks up and sees...

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