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As Delany explains , comparing such catalogues in mundane fiction to their SF counterparts , The mundane tale proceeds as a series of selections from a theoretically fixed , societally extant lexicon of objects , actions , and incidents ...
As Delany explains , comparing such catalogues in mundane fiction to their SF counterparts , The mundane tale proceeds as a series of selections from a theoretically fixed , societally extant lexicon of objects , actions , and incidents ...
Page 325
( 1 ) First of all , two characteristics- unrelated to one another - of almost all the objects found in the Zone attract our notice . One is that these objects have retained a measure of functionability : they are not passive , lifeless ...
( 1 ) First of all , two characteristics- unrelated to one another - of almost all the objects found in the Zone attract our notice . One is that these objects have retained a measure of functionability : they are not passive , lifeless ...
Page 327
As to where the six flying objects or probes came from , the Pilman Radiant can tell us nothing , albeit the story directly encourages the impression that it can . That is a false impression , occasioned by Dr Pilman's insufficiently ...
As to where the six flying objects or probes came from , the Pilman Radiant can tell us nothing , albeit the story directly encourages the impression that it can . That is a false impression , occasioned by Dr Pilman's insufficiently ...
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