One of the few benefits of the fall of civilization as we know it,” he says, "is that there are private cellars with fine vintages everywhere one digs. It is not theft. It is archaeology. (Dan Simmons)

One of the few benefits of the fall of civilization as we know it,” he says, "is that there are private cellars with fine vintages everywhere one digs. It is not theft. It is archaeology.

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