Tasty Mystery Baskets of Clips

A billion.
[sighs]
Carl.
It was violent. It was nauseating.
coruscating and fractalizing into a thousand paths.
It'll be his turn before long. Mm-hmm.
Go back to those stories. Fix them up. Rewrite.
[music continues]
He's publishing my story.
so it takes an adjective modifier. [inhales deeply]
Perhaps you read it? "Tears of the Anaren."
- Oh, Tunnel in the Sky. -Tunnel in the Sky.
[door opens]
[A.E.] Hello? [receiver clangs]
"'The Horror of Westerley Mansion' by Peter Cromwell."
Something that could lead to more than one story.
He said that was nice to hear, and I said, "Thank you, Mr. Asimov."
For instance, before,
He's not quite there yet, but...
So sorry to interrupt. [stammers]
and their connection to the Ancient Terrors.
I have seen it.