Chapter 24 (p. 335)
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As remarkably strange as this event was, after a very short while he began to get bored. One of the great human abilities, he thought: tuning out the most fantastic events just because they happen slightly too often.
— Ken Wharton
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Source: Wikiquote: "Ken Wharton" (Quotes, Divine Intervention (2001): All page numbers are from the mass market first edition published by Ace Books
Nominated for the 2001 Philip K. Dick Award Award
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About Ken Wharton
Ken Wharton is a physics professor at San Jose State University and science fiction writer.
About Ken Wharton
Ken Wharton is a physics professor at San Jose State University and science fiction writer.
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