This is the latest entry in a series of short stories. The last entry was posted in February at The Browser, but I've decided to just keep things simple and post the rest on my blog here. Many thanks to Uri Bram at the Browser for running the first two stories.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.fortressofdoors.com/we-trade-with-ants-picking-up-the-pieces/