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We have traveled through space and time. We have been many places. Visited many worlds. And there is good news: the acoustics everywhere are terrific.

Libba Bray

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Libba Bray
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 11
Novelist
Writer
Texas
United States
World
Worlds
Everywhere
Places
News
Space
Acoustics
Many
Visited
Good
Terrific
Time
Traveled

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I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I've got to think.
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But what was the point of living so quietly you made no noise at all?
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You evah hear of a magic screw?' I cough back a laugh. 'No. No, sir.
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- So my own sister will not promote me? Speaking of which, weren't you supposed to find me a beautiful future wife with a small fortune? Have you had any success on that front? - Yes - I have warned them all.
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