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The Classicists and Romantics who hated it were unaware of the potential greatness of the twenty - fifth century . They were blind to a cold fact of evolution ... that progress stems from the clashing merger of antagonistic extremes ...
The Classicists and Romantics who hated it were unaware of the potential greatness of the twenty - fifth century . They were blind to a cold fact of evolution ... that progress stems from the clashing merger of antagonistic extremes ...
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Twenty million , " Foyle whispered . “ Give or take a few thousand . The ship was insured , but that just means that the underwriters , Bo'ness and Uig , get the salvage rights and they're even tougher than Presteign .
Twenty million , " Foyle whispered . “ Give or take a few thousand . The ship was insured , but that just means that the underwriters , Bo'ness and Uig , get the salvage rights and they're even tougher than Presteign .
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Twenty pounds of PyrE . ” “ What's that ? ” “ When you got the safe open was there a small box in it ? Made of ILI ... Inert Lead Isomer ? ” “ Yes . ” “ What was inside the ILI box ? ” “ Twenty slugs that looked like compressed iodine ...
Twenty pounds of PyrE . ” “ What's that ? ” “ When you got the safe open was there a small box in it ? Made of ILI ... Inert Lead Isomer ? ” “ Yes . ” “ What was inside the ILI box ? ” “ Twenty slugs that looked like compressed iodine ...
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User Review - Bart - GoodreadsThis book was published in 1956 – a time when traveling to the moon would still be science fiction for quite a few years. Many of its ideas were astonishing then and its plot of blind revenge ... Read full review
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| Title | The Stars My Destination |
| Author | Alfred Bester |
| Publisher | New American Library, 1961 |
| Length | 197 pages |
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