Eight times in a million years, human beings colonized Britain. Seven times these attempts failed; why should it be any different for us?
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The Earth abides, and bides its time. I like to imagine yet that our voices will be missed.
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Perhaps science fiction remains niche because of its emphasis on deep time, deep space – the dizzying perspectives of the Universe. Fiction that puts us into context is safest confined to the nerd ghetto.
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And yet we are tellurian. Every trip into the stars turns our faces towards home.
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