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The story consists entirely of dialogue between several people and an investigator. The people are telling the investigator about clones that were used to satisfy the Victims’ Rights Closure Settlement – wherein people get a clone of the person who was responsible for the death of their loved ones.
The story consists entirely of dialogue between several people and an investigator. The people are telling the investigator about clones that were used to satisfy the Victims’ Rights Closure Settlement – wherein people get a clone of the person who was responsible for the death of their loved ones.

This story is not at all related to [[Macaroni and cheese|Mac and Cheese]]


"'''macs'''" won the 2000 [[Locus Magazine|Locus]] award and [[Nebula award]] for Best Short Story. It was also nominated for the 2000 [[Hugo award]] for Best Short Story.
"'''macs'''" won the 2000 [[Locus Magazine|Locus]] award and [[Nebula award]] for Best Short Story. It was also nominated for the 2000 [[Hugo award]] for Best Short Story.

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"macs"
Short story by Terry Bisson
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Science fiction
Publication
Published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
Publication typemagazine
Publication dateOctober/November 1999

"macs" is a science fiction short story by American writer Terry Bisson, published in 1999.

The story consists entirely of dialogue between several people and an investigator. The people are telling the investigator about clones that were used to satisfy the Victims’ Rights Closure Settlement – wherein people get a clone of the person who was responsible for the death of their loved ones.

This story is not at all related to Mac and Cheese

"macs" won the 2000 Locus award and Nebula award for Best Short Story. It was also nominated for the 2000 Hugo award for Best Short Story.