In opinion, [I do say that phrase a lot, don't I?] I believe that the EP story that influenced me most was the fist story I heard, The Alchamista. I don't know what it was about that amazing written work that I liked, but it was probably the fact that it was the first piece serious short SF that I'd ever heard. The first time I heard EP, I admit that I had no idea what was going on... The beginning intro was good, but it was the story, the reading, the quality that blew me away. I swear I heard that story about a good fifty times, at least.
Anyhow, my question to you is: