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Babylon’s Ashes

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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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“I just don't want to mess things up," she said. "What if we mess things up for him?" "We will, though. No one's perfect. Everyone's carrying something that their parents would have done differently if they'd known. Or if they'd been better people. Or if things had just been different. That's all right. It's normal. Part of why I am what I am is all the bad choices my mom and dad made, and if they'd done differently, they'd still have made some mistakes somewhere along the line, and those would be part of me instead. They weren't perfect, and we aren't perfect." "He is though." "He is, isn't he?”

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“Siehst du das?" Er zeigt in die Landschaft. "Da stand das Haus", sagt er. "Von meinen Urgroßeltern?" "Ja." "Da?" "Nein, da." "Da, wo man den Zaun sieht?" "Nein, da wo man nichts sieht." Ich lachte. Gavrilo fand es nicht komisch, und das war der Augenblick, da Gavrilo mich fragte, woher ich käme. Also doch, Herkunft, wie immer, dachte ich und legte los: Komplexe Frage! Zuerst müsse geklärt werden, worauf das Woher ziele. Auf die geografische Lage des Hügels, auf dem der Kreißsaal sich befand? Auf die Landesgrenzen des Staates zum Zeitpunkt der letzten Wehe? Provenienz der Eltern? Gene, Ahnen Dialekt? Eine Art Kostüm, das man ewig tragen soll, nachdem es einem übergestülpt worden ist. Als solches ein Fluch! Oder, mit etwas Glück, ein Vermögen, das keinem Talent sich verdankt, aber Vorteile und Privilegien schafft. So redete ich und redete, und Gavrilo ließ mich ausreden. Er brach das Brot und reichte mir die Kante. Dann sagte er: "Von hier. Du kommst von hier." Ich biss in das Brot. Wartete, dass er erklärte. Von hier? Was von hier?”

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“he Dow Jones Industrial Average is the sum of the largest 30 corporations, although they represent the bulk of the trading on that exchange. This average dominates everybody’s thinking about the market being up or down or whatever. Try to make individual stock picks and forget about the market. A good market could pull your stock up and, a bad one could pull it down, but the real investment factor is how well the company is managed and performs within the stock market.”

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