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  1. John Scalzi _ The End of All Things

    And so we learn how simple it is to change the history of the universe," Sorvalh said. "All you need is for every other thing to have gone so horribly wrong
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  2. John Scalzi _ The End of All Things

    What was your job back on Earth? I've always been curious. I taught eighth-grade math in Tallahassee. Huh, I said. That's not what I expected. Are you kidding? Powell said back. You try teaching algebra to a bunch of little shitheads for thirty-eight years straight. The way I figure it I've got about another decade before my rage from that gets entirely burned up.
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  3. John Scalzi _ The End of All Things

    I thought this was a matter of some urgency, Harry." "It is," I said. "But I fell from the sky today. I could use a couple of waffles.
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  4. John Scalzi _ The End of All Things

    But I have always found that there's an inverse relationship between the number of people in a room and the amount of useful work that can be done.
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  5. John Scalzi _ The End of All Things

    We buy time where we may." "You bought yourself time," Oi agreed. "I don't think it's of very good quality.
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  6. John Scalzi _ The End of All Things

    Danielle Lowen: How are you? I am fine. The group that destroyed Earth Station and made it look like the Colonial Union did it is now planning to nuke the surface of your planet until it glows, and frame the Conclave for it. Hope you are well. Looking forward to rescuing you in space again soon. Your friend, Harry Wilson.
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  7. John Scalzi _ The End of All Things

    And when I say "exploded" I mean "interacted catastrophically with the topography of space/time in ways we're not entirely able to explain," but "explode" gets the gist of it, particularly with regard to what would happen to a human caught in it.
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  8. John Scalzi _ The End of All Things

    I've met a lot of people in the diplomatic corps who were in love with the sound of their own voice, but this guy. He and his voice should just get a room.
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  9. John Scalzi _ The End of All Things

    He was determined to be the most touristy tourist who had ever touristed,"
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  10. John Scalzi _ The End of All Things

    {I}t was designed to operate with minimal assistance from humans, who were without exception the moving part most likely to fail.
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  11. John Scalzi _ The End of All Things

    It's not a bad idea." "It's a terrible idea," Oi said. "It just has the advantage of being better than the other option.
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  12. John Scalzi _ The End of All Things

    Again I ask permission to be blunt." "Ambassador Abumwe, at this point I cannot imagine you being otherwise.
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