Isaac Asimov, Second Foundation, Ch. 1 : Two Men and the Mule, in part I, “Search by the Mule” originally published as “Now You See It —” in Astounding (January 1948)
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Secrecy as deep as this is past possibility without nonexistence as well.
— Isaac Asimov on Absurdism
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About Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov (c. 2 January 1920 – 6 April 1992) was a Russian-born American biochemist who was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, his works include the Foundation series and I, Robot.
About Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov (c. 2 January 1920 – 6 April 1992) was a Russian-born American biochemist who was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, his works include the Foundation series and I, Robot.
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