The ambition of the original Frank had not died; it had grown subtler. It had become a wish to sample everything. The more bodily habitations there w… - Brian Aldiss

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The ambition of the original Frank had not died; it had grown subtler. It had become a wish to sample everything. The more bodily habitations there were with which to sample, the more tantalizing the idea seemed: for many experiences, belonging only to one brief era, are never repeated, and may be gone before they are perceived and tasted.