If you, dear reader, are looking a this across some great g… - Ken MacLeod

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If you, dear reader, are looking a this across some great gulf of time and increase of knowledge, spare me your condescension. You too were young once, and ignorant once, and from a future standpoint—perhaps your own—you are young and ignorant still.

Ken MacLeod

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Ken MacLeod (born 2 August 1954) is a Scottish science-fiction author.

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Alternative Names: Kenneth Macrae MacLeod

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It’s a big coincidence. It’s something we can’t explain. But as far as we know that’s all it is. And if it isn’t, we’ll only find out by discovering more facts, not speculating, no matter how logical that speculation might seem. The way to learn the world is to look at the world.

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