This is a kindness, a thing done to another human being for… - Alastair Reynolds

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This is a kindness, a thing done to another human being for no reason other than compassion. A private, dignified act of basic human decency, which history, being the bastard that it is, will probably neglect to commemorate.

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Alastair Preston Reynolds (born 13 March 1966) is a British science fiction author.

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Birth Name: Alastair Preston Reynolds

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