It's an ancient and honorable term for the final step in any engineeri…

Lois McMaster Bujold
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It's an ancient and honorable term for the final step in any engineering project. Turn it on, see if it smokes. ✨ Falling Free. Book by Lois McMaster Bujold, 1988.
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It's an ancient and honorable term for the final step in any engineering project. Turn it on, see if it smokes. ✨ Falling Free. Book by Lois McMaster Bujold, 1988.

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