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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)

by George R.R. Martin

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“as the stars were like punctures through darkness the vents such as the Atlantic crater and the Mariana Trench were similar holes cut in Earth's crust, the light of distant stars and the light of Earth's furnace, contrasting indications of a generally hidden illumination.”
― Martin MacInnes, In Ascension

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“The silence that surrounds us, the un-meaning of deep space. Terrifying, endless directionless plane. It wasn't possible to domesticate and cultivate this non-place.”
― Martin MacInnes, In Ascension

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“Galaxy' comes from the Ancient Greek for milk. People looked at the density of stars and saw birth, maternal sustenance scattered across the sky.”
― Martin MacInnes, In Ascension

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