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I felt myself being invaded through and through, I crumbled, disintegrated, and only emptiness remained.

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Stanislaw Lem
Age: 84 †
Born: 1921
Born: September 12
Died: 2006
Died: March 27
Essayist
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Philosopher
Physician
Playwright
Poet
Researcher
Satirist
Science Fiction Writer
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Lemberg
Austria
Stanislaw Lem
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Stanislav Lem
Stanislas Lem
Crumbled
Invaded
Remained
Emptiness
Felt
Disintegrated

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