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The Perversity Of The Universe Tends Towards A Maximum.

The Reader Has Certain Rights. He Bought Your Story. Think Of This As An Implicit Contract. He's Entitled To Be Entertained, Instructed, Amused; Maybe All Three. If He Quits In The Middle, Or Puts The Book Down Feeling His Time Has Been Wasted, You're In Violation.

Psi And/or Magical Powers, If Real, Are Nearly Useless.

I Don't Have A Strong Interest In History.

Hopeless Causes Are The Only Ones Worth Fighting For. The Fight For The Taxpayer Is The Most Hopeless Of Them All.