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"the [science fiction] writer should be able to convince the reader (and himself) that the wonders he is describing really can come true...and that gets tricky when you take a good, hard look at the world around you."
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One of the technologies that the City Fathers of the Okie cities used to bring individual citizens up to standards was accelerated schooling.
In fact, anti-convulsant drugs were administered to help students cope with the flow of knowledge.
This process also works in reverse:
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