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“You know that great pause that comes upon things before the dusk, even the breeze stops in the trees. To me there is always an air of expectation about that evening stillness.”

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The Time Machine

In this seminal work of science fiction, the protagonist, a Victorian inventor, constructs a time machine to travel into the future. The novel delves into the mysteries of time and the potential consequences of altering its flow, offering a thought-provoking examination of societal evolution and the nature of human progress. more

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H.G. Wells

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