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The theme of this issue is the habitability of the earth, and it is in this context, not in the context of the direct slaughter of hundreds of millions of people by the local effects of nuclear weapons, that the question of human survival arises. Includes essays and fiction by Susan Sontag, Russell Hoban, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Leonard Michaels and Jonathan Schell.In this issue:Don Bloch: The Modern Common WindRussell Hoban: Mnemosyne, Teen Taals, and Tottenham Court RoadSusan Sontag: Elias CanettiT. Coraghessan Boyle: Mungo Among the MoorsLisa St Aubin de Terán: Keepers of the HouseJohn L’Heureux: The Anatomy of DesireTed Mooney: The Salt WifeJorge Ibarguengoitia: The Dead GirlsLeonard Michaels: My Father’s LifeJonathan Schell: Nuclear Arms and the Fate of the EarthRussell Hoban: Footplacers, London Transport Owls, Wincer-Boise