Are our souls so much perverted? Can we not relent? Or are … - Algis Budrys

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Are our souls so much perverted?
Can we not relent?
Or are the stars the madman’s cost
For his inborn discontent?

Algis Budrys

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About Algis Budrys

Algis Budrys (January 9, 1931 – June 9, 2008) was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor, and critic.

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Also Known As: Algis

Alternative Names: Algirdas Jonas Budrys • David C. Hodgkins • Paul Janvier • Ivan Janvier • Gordon Jaulyn • Gordon Javlyn • Robert Marner • Jeffries Oldmann • Alger Rome • William Scarff • John A. Sentry • Albert Stroud

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