When rivers flooded, when fire fell from the sky, what a fi… - Ray Bradbury

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When rivers flooded, when fire fell from the sky, what a fine place the library was, the many rooms, the books. With luck, no one found you. How could they! — when you were off to Tanganyika in '98, Cairo in 1812, Florence in 1492!?

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Ray Douglas Bradbury (22 August 1920 – 5 June 2012) was an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer.

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Alternative Names: Elliott, William • William Elliott

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