“Knowledge is strange,” Eyvind Torfinn said. “You never can be sure ahead of time what you may need. Someone… — Harry Turtledove
“Knowledge is strange,” Eyvind Torfinn said. “You never can be sure ahead of time what you may need. Someone who is going to a strange place will carry different tools on his belt. Should he not carry different tools in his head as well?”
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