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Old 12-05-2011, 05:39 AM   #1815
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[...] And they sit down and write a lot of empty pomposity, under the impression that that's how Melville did it.
~Ursula K. Le Guin, The Language Of The Night: Essays On Fantasy And Science Fiction
And isn't it?

(Sorry, I couldn't resist - having finally read Moby Dick after many years of avoidance.)
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