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The Nine Billion Names of God

"Look," whispered Chuck, and George lifted his eyes to heaven. (There is always a last time for everything.)

Overhead, without any fuss, the stars were going out.

I enjoyed Clarke as a teen. If you'd like to reread this one, here's the link.

Posted by EBW on March 18, 2008 06:46 PM |

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thanks for that - i've loved that story for years. no matter how many times i read it, and knowing the ending, it still gives me goosebumps.

Posted by: r@d@r | March 18, 2008 07:11 PM

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