In this case the problem was simply death. A quick decline … - Kim Stanley Robinson

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In this case the problem was simply death. A quick decline indeed. And given the nature of life and of time, this was a problem that no living organism would ever truly solve. Postponements, yes; solutions, no. “Reality itself is mortal,” he said.

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Kim Stanley Robinson (born 23 March 1952) is a science fiction novelist most famous for his Mars trilogy.

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