Greg Egan (1961) Australian science fiction writer and former computer programmer
The Demon's Passage http://eidolon.net/?story=The%20Demons%20Passage <br class="br">Fiction
“It was amazing how it worked: the tiniest bit of truth made credible the greatest lies.”
— Jeffrey Eugenides, book Middlesex
Source: Middlesex
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