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Time is a corrosive fluid, dissolving motivation, destroying novelty, and leaching the joy from life.

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Charles Stross
Age: 59
Born: 1964
Born: October 18
Pharmacist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Charlie Stross
Joy
Time
Life
Corrosive
Dissolving
Fluid
Novelty
Destroying
Motivation

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