The assumption that we would ever be called upon to perform… - Michael Shea

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The assumption that we would ever be called upon to perform this second task now appeared quite clearly to me as the most extravagant folly, based on a wild delusion conceived by a raving idiot.

Michael Shea

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Michael Shea (July 3, 1946 – February 16, 2014) was an American fantasy, horror, and science fiction author.

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