It was the wrong approach. But it was the only way we—they—… - Alastair Reynolds

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It was the wrong approach. But it was the only way we—they—could see at the time. So we mustn’t mock them for their mistakes. In two hundred years, someone will be just as quick to mock us for ours, if we’re not careful.

Alastair Reynolds

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

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Pen Names: voxish

Birth Name: Alastair Preston Reynolds

Alternative Names: Al Reynolds

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