Our whole life we’ve lived in a world of softened edges and easy decisions. All except once. One time, when someone had to look at the world through … - Karl Schroeder

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Our whole life we’ve lived in a world of softened edges and easy decisions. All except once. One time, when someone had to look at the world through adult eyes and even the grown-ups who survived the crash with us failed the test. Someone had to look at the world as it was, and make the hard decisions that were necessary—not to romanticize, not to retreat into illusions. You did it then. I’m asking you to do it again. See what’s really going on here. See what’s real.

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About Karl Schroeder

Karl Schroeder (born September 4, 1962) is a Canadian science fiction author.

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