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Page 176
... space likewise invites insanity by unleashing " the primordial id itself , the volcanic source of life " ( 167 ) . The space dragons in that tale can be slain only by the " light bombs " with which Smith's planoforming ships are ...
... space likewise invites insanity by unleashing " the primordial id itself , the volcanic source of life " ( 167 ) . The space dragons in that tale can be slain only by the " light bombs " with which Smith's planoforming ships are ...
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... space - travel ; or to note Smith's curious anticipations of the cyberpunks : " He remembered his last trial , himself wired and plugged into the witness stand " ( " A Planet Named Shayol " 421 ) ; " He felt the squares of space around ...
... space - travel ; or to note Smith's curious anticipations of the cyberpunks : " He remembered his last trial , himself wired and plugged into the witness stand " ( " A Planet Named Shayol " 421 ) ; " He felt the squares of space around ...
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... space opera ” ( 173 ) . Yet unlike space opera's focus on conquering heroes ( as in the finale of Star Wars , in which triumphant heroes accept a standing ovation and the gratitude of the galaxy ) , the parables of Smith dramatize bare ...
... space opera ” ( 173 ) . Yet unlike space opera's focus on conquering heroes ( as in the finale of Star Wars , in which triumphant heroes accept a standing ovation and the gratitude of the galaxy ) , the parables of Smith dramatize bare ...
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