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The Hat Thing

by Matthew Hughes

A nameless man tells another how to spot time travelers.
— Michael Main
Sure. Researchers. Tourists. Criminals altering their present by manipulating the past. Religious pilgrims. Collectors. Who knows what motivates people in a million years from now?
DEBUT
“The Hat Thing,” in Asimov’s Science Fiction, September 2004.
VARIANTS
2 English variants
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TIME TRAVEL ITINERARY (SPOILERS!)
  1. From unknown future time ⋙ to circa 2004. Multiple trips.