ðə stˈoːɹi wˈʌn ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv kˈɔːɹdweɪnɚ smˈɪθ ɹˌiːdɪskˈʌvɚɹi ɐwˈɔːɹd; dʒˈeɪmz nˈɪkɑːl, haʊˈɛvɚ, dᵻskɹˈaɪbz ɪɾ æz "fˈɛɹli kənvˈɛnʃənəl".
The story won the 2012 Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award; James Nicoll, however, describes it as "fairly conventional".