Banach recalled that one defector had stated, I didn’t aban… - Tim Powers

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Banach recalled that one defector had stated, I didn’t abandon the USSR, the USSR abandoned me.
And he recalled the oath he had taken, with perfect sincerity, at the age of eighteen: I will always be ready to come to the defense of my homeland, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics…
The what? he thought now. What was that you said? The Roman Empire, was it? The Persian Empire, the Hittites?

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Timothy Thomas Powers (born 29 February 1952) is an American science fiction and fantasy author.

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Birth Name: Timothy Thomas Powers

Alternative Names: Timotheus Powers • Timothy Powers • William Ashbless

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The church has become a more...exclusive club since the founder’s day, it’s clear. No doubt the Devil is more hospitable.

That's me, that old guy, that old drunk guy! Who claimed he was my dad? Like, me from the future?"
"One future, not the future. There isn't any the future.

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