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Civilization is to groups what intelligence is to individuals. It is a means of combining the intelligence of many to achieve ongoing group adaptation.

Octavia E. Butler

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Octavia E. Butler (June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006) was an American science fiction writer, one of the very few African-American women in the field.

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Birth Name: Octavia Estelle Butler

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Sheri S. Tepper John Brunner Orson Scott Card Larry Niven Robert A. Heinlein

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I'll tell you," she said softly. "But you won't like it."
He looked away from her. "I asked for the truth. Whether I like it or not, I have to know.

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