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Øystein is Currently Reading

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The Roaring Stream: A New Zen Reader

by Nelson Foster

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What the Buddha Taught

by Walpola Rahula

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The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones

by George R.R. Martin

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Øystein’s Quotes

“We are the middle children of history. Born too late to explore earth, born too early to explore space.”
― Anonymous

tags: history, science, science-fiction, space-exploration

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