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Old 27th January 2010, 04:05 AM
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Ted Chiang: Exhalation

It seems there are others that worry about the air they breath.


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Old 27th January 2010, 04:53 AM
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My interest in science alone was enough for me to love this story. Pressure gradients fascinate me - go figure. Chiang's writing is terrific though and it is easy to appreciate the story for that reason as well. He hasn't written much apparently, but what he has done has been is of a very high quality.
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Old 27th January 2010, 09:11 PM
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I liked this story alot,how through the writing it imitates human problems and the air we are breathing,and how to make it cleaner.

Now ,I don't know how much I would like for my memories to be etched/recorded down on gold leaf....lol

And him taking his head pieces apart.Good stuff.
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