When Ralph Ascione dies, he is reincarnated as a female baby—but in what year and exactly
which female?
A new sound came; in the blurred distances, something moved. Vaguely seen, a huge face
looked over him and made soft, deep clucking noises. Then he understood.
DEBUT
“Road Map,” in Clairion III, edited by Robin Scott Wilson (Signet,
October 1973).
VARIANTS
Debut. “Road Map,” in Clairion III, edited by Robin Scott Wilson (Signet, October 1973).
A new sound came; in the blurred distances, something moved. Vaguely seen, a huge face
looked over him and made soft, deep clucking noises. Then he understood.
1 English variant