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... Exhibit No. 3 with his antennæ , and said : " No ! That is impossible ! If we are a hundred thousand times lighter than the homo , then our counter- part must be a hundred thousand times lighter than the exhibit . And as , in order to ...
... Exhibit No. 3 with his antennæ , and said : " No ! That is impossible ! If we are a hundred thousand times lighter than the homo , then our counter- part must be a hundred thousand times lighter than the exhibit . And as , in order to ...
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... EXHIBIT NO . 4 . Exhibit No. 4 was round , and in diameter was equal to the length of one person . It could not be gnawed . It had poor electrical conductivity . Its slightly concave surface perfectly reflected thermal and acoustical ...
... EXHIBIT NO . 4 . Exhibit No. 4 was round , and in diameter was equal to the length of one person . It could not be gnawed . It had poor electrical conductivity . Its slightly concave surface perfectly reflected thermal and acoustical ...
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... Exhibit No. 2 , called a nail . Exhibit No. 3 was not nibbleable . It could only be eaten through by using a corrosive secretion . Not wanting to leave any traces on the exhibit , Nonobody contented himself with licking it . But Exhibit ...
... Exhibit No. 2 , called a nail . Exhibit No. 3 was not nibbleable . It could only be eaten through by using a corrosive secretion . Not wanting to leave any traces on the exhibit , Nonobody contented himself with licking it . But Exhibit ...
Contents
PREFACE BY BERTRAND RUSSELL | 14 |
CHAPTER | 25 |
HOMOLENGTH A AND HOMOLENGTH B HOMO | 33 |
Copyright | |
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