A Doctor of the Church on an alien planet has only three tools in her medical kit , and they are all living snake in the grass . Using a kind of biotech in her own consistence , she ’s able to synthesise tailor - made drugs from the snake ’ venom after divulge them to the great unwashed who are ill . lead a nomadic life , she move from township to town on an foreign humans , trying to help oneself out citizenry who are often as afraid of her as they are anxious for her service . Some of you may acknowledge this as the plot of Vonda N. McIntyre ’s dreamy , beautiful unretentive story “ Of Mist , Grass , and Sand , ” now uncommitted for loose on the generator ’s website . If you ’re looking for a little late - afternoon or bedtime reading material , strain this one out . ( And if you like it , McIntyre has a “ author hold button ” that let you bung her via Paypal . ) [ “ Of Mist , Grass , and Sand ” ]
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