The Diamond Drill

"The Diamond Drill" is a science fiction novelette by English-American writer Charles Sheffield. It was first published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact in April 2002,[1] and subsequently republished in Year's Best SF 8 in June 2003.[2]

Plot summary

A man cheating a scientific test who determine whether something coming through customs is in fact a diamond.

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References
  1. Analog Science Fiction and Fact, April 2002
  2. Year's Best SF 8 title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database



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