In that universe, not just civilization, but all life on Terra, came to a very hideous end in 1984, because the President was constipated one day and made the wrong decision. Their technology was so advanced that half the solar system went nova along with the Earth.
In the next universe Simon explored, we were saved because a red-haired Tantric ( Read more... )

How many humans does it take to screw in a light bulb?

NONE! We must cast of the yoke of opression and deny them light!

To be or not to be.
-- Shakespeare
To do is to be.
-- Nietzsche
To be is to do.
-- Sartre
Do be do be do.
-- Sinatra

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Joe Malik suddenly began laughing. "I've got it," he cried, "I've got it!"

"What have you got?" Hagbard asked tensley, concerned with the Leviathan.

"We're in a book!"

and with that, I too, laughed.