It might be an impossible task, but at least it was a well-defined one. The rules for performance were no… — Charles Sheffield
It might be an impossible task, but at least it was a well-defined one. The rules for performance were no problem. He had learned them long ago on Teufel: you succeed, or you die trying. Until you succeed, you never relax. Until you die, you never give up.
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