our safest bet is that the era of high-technology communication, in the beginning of which we are now immersed, will continue to develop and amplify.… - Isaac Asimov

Earth is a ball that is over 12,000 kilometres in diameter, and if it were modelled into an object the size of a billiard ball, with all its surface unevenness reproduced exactly to scale, the model would be smoother than an ordinary billiard ball—and the ocean would be an all but unnoticeable mist of dampness over 70 percent of its surface.

Sus adeptos eran educados en una lealtad absoluta a su persona. Se decía que los estimulaba a mascar hachís y luego explicaba las alucinaciones que provocaba la droga como visiones del cielo, en el que entrarían inmediatamente si cumplían con su deber. Lo cierto es que a causa de ello, los seguidores del Viejo de la Montaña fueron llamados hashishin (fumadores de hachís). Para los europeos, este nombre se convirtió en la voz asesinos.

There is probability of 1.7% that I will be executed, but of course that will not stop the project. We have taken that into account as well.