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The Nine Billion Names of God

by Arthur C. Clarke

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Air

by Geoff Ryman

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The Languages of Pao

by Jack Vance

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“Make me laugh. Make me cry. Tell me my place in the world. Lift me out of my skin and place me in another. Show me places I have never visited and carry me to the ends of time and space. Give my demons names and help me to confront them. Demonstrate for me possibilities I've never thought of and present me with heroes who will give me courage and hope. Ease my sorrows and increase my joy. Teach me compassion. Entertain and enchant and enlighten me.
Tell me a story.”
― Dennis O'Neil

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