There are a thousand events that must transpire, each in its exact order; a million futures must vanish every nanosecond; and you ask me to explain a… - Mike Resnick

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There are a thousand events that must transpire, each in its exact order; a million futures must vanish every nanosecond; and you ask me to explain all this to you? Poor little human, who seeks only a full belly and a fat wallet, who dreams of heroic deeds and grateful maidens, and who is doomed only to become a speck of dust in a galaxy already overflowing with dust.