“In my experience, milady, we can never get back to exactly where we started, no matter how hard we try.”

—  Lois McMaster Bujold, Vorkosigan Saga

Vorkosigan Saga, Cetaganda (1996)

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Science Fiction and fantasy author from the USA 1949

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