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Arthur C. Clarke - The best efforts of human...
The best efforts of human scientists in this direction seemed comparable to those of Stone Age men trying to break through the armour of a bank vault with flint axes. (Arthur C. Clarke)

The best efforts of human scientists in this direction seemed comparable to those of Stone Age men trying to break through the armour of a bank vault with flint axes.

Arthur C. Clarke

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