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I felt myself being invaded through and through, I crumbled, disintegrated, and only emptiness remained.
Stanislaw Lem
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Stanislaw Lem
Age: 84 †
Born: 1921
Born: September 12
Died: 2006
Died: March 27
Essayist
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Philosopher
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Lemberg
Austria
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Stanislav Lem
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Disintegrated
Crumbled
Invaded
Remained
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