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"I forged a concept which is relatively simple and possibly unique in theology, and that is, the irrational is the primordial stratum of the universe."
- Philip K. Dick
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| Seeder Ramship | ||
| A spacecraft designed to travel from one star system to another , terrafoming worlds for use. |
| Technovelgy from Rammer,
by Larry Niven. Published by Tor in 1991 Additional resources -
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