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Is Foundation a Utopian vision?
Important: while I’m only talking about the Foundation books in vague details here, I will end up summarising a number of key points through the whole series. If you haven’t read them, and intend to, I recommend not reading this … Continue reading
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The First Flaw
As she left her desk at the grandiosely-named United States Robotics, Susan reflected on her relationship with the engineering team she was about to meet. Many of its members were juvenile and frivolous in her opinion, and she refused to … Continue reading
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Fiction: The Ouroborus School pt 1
On a warm Spring day, the camera follows a butterfly as it wends its coruscating way around a buddleia bush. The plant is growing in the well-kept border surrounding an immaculately manicured lawn, the quadrangle of an imposing Jacobean building. … Continue reading
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