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Page 107
Sterling and Lew Shiner used this idea in a story once ( “ Mozart in Mirrorshades ” ) . My time travellers don't care at all about changing the past , because they haven't discovered any effect .
Sterling and Lew Shiner used this idea in a story once ( “ Mozart in Mirrorshades ” ) . My time travellers don't care at all about changing the past , because they haven't discovered any effect .
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A story set even a generation in the past requires more research , if it is to reflect accurately the memories of readers . Since fewer readers are well - versed in more distant times or climes , we evaluate credibility in the distance ...
A story set even a generation in the past requires more research , if it is to reflect accurately the memories of readers . Since fewer readers are well - versed in more distant times or climes , we evaluate credibility in the distance ...
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Further , Les Tours de Babylone ( which is the most recent of the works discussed here ) is also unique in that the protagonists do not seek to use the past as a defining blueprint for the future : they do not wish to return to an ...
Further , Les Tours de Babylone ( which is the most recent of the works discussed here ) is also unique in that the protagonists do not seek to use the past as a defining blueprint for the future : they do not wish to return to an ...
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