I hope the first set we meet are kind and smart and savvy, … - Arkady Martine

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I hope the first set we meet are kind and smart and savvy, and also mammals who breathe oxygen and have hierarchical structure, because otherwise we’re going to not be able to figure out how to say anything useful and understandable, and if they’re not kind, they may decide they’re better off without us…

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AnnaLinden Weller is an American historian and city planner. Under the name of Arkady Martine, she is also an author of science fiction.

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