A human team making first contact with a primitive alien race encounters some difficulties, until they discover what they had initially overlooked about the situation.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1981 |
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Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 3, 1981 | Davis Publications | MAGAZINE | 143 |
| May 1982 |
|
The 1982 Annual World's Best SF | DAW Books | Anthology | 181 |
| May 1982 |
|
The 1982 Annual World's Best SF | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | Anthology | 181 |
| September 1982 |
|
The 1982 Annual World's Best SF | DAW Books / SFBC | Anthology | 158 |
| March 1983 |
|
Isaac Asimov's Aliens & Outworlders | Davis Publications | Anthology | 228 |
| April 1983 |
|
Isaac Asimov's Aliens & Outworlders | The Dial Press | Anthology | 228 |