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“Cells became molecules—countless and complex and varied. The demarcation of one thing and another failed. There was only a community of molecules, shifting in a vast dance. And then the atoms that made the molecules gave up their space, and she was a breath. A mist. A tiny play of fields and interactions in a vacuum as perfect as space. She was a vibration in nothingness.”

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Book:Cibola Burn
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Cibola Burn

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James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey is an American science fiction author, best known for his co-authored 'The Expanse' series. This series includes 'Red Mars', 'Green Mars', and 'Blue Mars', which tell the story of human colonization on Mars. more

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