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Five SFF Stories About Editing and Storing Memories
From magical memory wipes to space-based mind erasure...
https://reactormag.com/five-sff-stories-about-editing-and-storing-memories/
It's not the main thrust of the novel, but in Clarke's _The City and the Stars_,
people live about a thousand years -- at a time. When the music's over, they
Five SFF Stories About Editing and Storing Memories
From magical memory wipes to space-based mind erasure...
https://reactormag.com/five-sff-stories-about-editing-and-storing-memories/
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"Michael F. Stemper" <michael.stemper@gmail.com> writes:
It's not the main thrust of the novel, but in Clarke's _The City and the Stars_,
people live about a thousand years -- at a time. When the music's over, they
turn out the lights?
On 7/25/25 08:32, Steve Coltrin wrote:
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"Michael F. Stemper" <michael.stemper@gmail.com> writes:
It's not the main thrust of the novel, but in Clarke's _The City and the Stars_,
people live about a thousand years -- at a time. When the music's over, they
turn out the lights?
-a-a-a-aNo they replace the bulbs and sweep the auditorium between their ears.
-a-a-a-aPersonally I doubt they could chose the memories they keep but an interesting conceit.
On 25/07/2025 20.42, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
the Stars_,
On 7/25/25 08:32, Steve Coltrin wrote:
begin-a fnord
"Michael F. Stemper" <michael.stemper@gmail.com> writes:
It's not the main thrust of the novel, but in Clarke's _The City and
their ears.people live about a thousand years -- at a time. When the music's over, they
turn out the lights?
-a-a-a-aNo they replace the bulbs and sweep the auditorium between
but an interesting conceit.
-a-a-a-aPersonally I doubt they could chose the memories they keep
In article <1062ktn$1ehln$1@dont-email.me>,
Michael F. Stemper <michael.stemper@gmail.com> wrote:
On 25/07/2025 20.42, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
the Stars_,
On 7/25/25 08:32, Steve Coltrin wrote:
begin-a fnord
"Michael F. Stemper" <michael.stemper@gmail.com> writes:
It's not the main thrust of the novel, but in Clarke's _The City and
their ears.people live about a thousand years -- at a time. When the music's over, they
turn out the lights?
-a-a-a-aNo they replace the bulbs and sweep the auditorium between
but an interesting conceit.
-a-a-a-aPersonally I doubt they could chose the memories they keep
That also brings to mind Poul Anderson's _World Without Stars_.