David Brin, in Heaven's Reach (1998), p. 410
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Can you sniff/sense/feel/grok the very thing you covet‥and secretly fear?
— David Brin on Grok
What It Means
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About David Brin
Glen David Brin (born October 6, 1950) is an American author of science fiction. He is the winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. He lives in Southern California and has been both a NASA consultant and a physics professor.
About David Brin
Glen David Brin (born October 6, 1950) is an American author of science fiction. He is the winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. He lives in Southern California and has been both a NASA consultant and a physics professor.
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