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James Blish - We cannot count upon the secret being...

We cannot count upon the secret being kept. It's a fact of nature, and as somebody or other remarked long ago, Nature is a blabbermouth; ask the right question, and you'll always get the answer. (James Blish)

We cannot count upon the secret being kept. It's a fact of nature, and as somebody or other remarked long ago, Nature is a blabbermouth; ask the right question, and you'll always get the answer.

James Blish

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