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"Hoofer"  
Hoofer
Author Laura Frankos
First Appearance Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July 1993
Collected No
Genre(s) Science fiction
Publication date 1993

"Hoofer" is a science fiction short story by Laura Frankos, published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July 1993.

In New York City in 1938, Maureen Harrigan is a chorus line dancer, or "hoofer," in Cole Porter's new play Leave It To Me on Broadway. One day, she meets a naive immigrant named Dee Charykova, whom she eventually recruits into the dancing company. Maureen has reason to suspect that her new friend is more than she seems.

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