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He ' s the one with the bald head . He calls himself Machine because he ' s an
idiotic adolescent rebel and he wears that — that Trivia on his head to give
himself twenty - four hours a day of solid nirvana , station NOTHING , turns off all
stimuli ...
He ' s the one with the bald head . He calls himself Machine because he ' s an
idiotic adolescent rebel and he wears that — that Trivia on his head to give
himself twenty - four hours a day of solid nirvana , station NOTHING , turns off all
stimuli ...
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She put an arm around him , crawling tiredly through the snow and leaned
against him to quiet him . She felt herself slipping off again and jerked awake . He
had his head in both hands , pressing his temples and swinging his head from
side to ...
She put an arm around him , crawling tiredly through the snow and leaned
against him to quiet him . She felt herself slipping off again and jerked awake . He
had his head in both hands , pressing his temples and swinging his head from
side to ...
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Look , " he said , turning his head back so that they were nose to nose , “ when
you do something , you do it right , don ' t you ? " " No , " said Alyx promptly . "
Well , what ' s the good of doing it then ! ” he shouted . " Because you want to ,
idiot !
Look , " he said , turning his head back so that they were nose to nose , “ when
you do something , you do it right , don ' t you ? " " No , " said Alyx promptly . "
Well , what ' s the good of doing it then ! ” he shouted . " Because you want to ,
idiot !
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User Review - majackson - LibraryThingHighly stylized concept: a female street-fighter is saved from death in ancient Crete to lead a party of effete picnickers in the far future through a minor war on an ideal Terra-formed planet. Most ... Read full review
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User Review - TheDivineOomba - LibraryThingI picked it up because of the author. I recognized the name, but haven't read anything by her. Unfortunately, this is probably not the book to start with. I didn't like any of the characters - the ... Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Picnic on Paradise Volume 662012 of Ace books Ace science fiction special Macdonald science fiction |
| Author | Joanna Russ |
| Illustrated by | Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon |
| Publisher | Ace Books, 1968 |
| Length | 157 pages |
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