The continuum had somehow managed to correct the incongruity, pairing off lovers like the last act of a Shakespearean comedy, though just how it had … - Connie Willis

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The continuum had somehow managed to correct the incongruity, pairing off lovers like the last act of a Shakespearean comedy, though just how it had managed it wasn’t clear. What was clear was that it had wanted us out of the way while it was doing whatever it was doing. So it had done the time-travel equivalent of locking us in our rooms.

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About Connie Willis

Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis (born 31 December 1945) is an American science fiction writer.

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Alternative Names: Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis

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