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Hi: Great summary of our

Submitted by Wai Chee Dimock (guest) on Sat, 03/20/2010 - 5:32pm.

Hi: Great summary of our discussion - I especially like the linking of science fiction with "thought experiment" and "alternating variables of the world." It's fascinating to think of the factual and the counterfactual as equal variables, with either one having a greater claim on us. (And one clarification: The Grasshopper Lies Heavy is actually a counterfactual novel within The Man in the High Castle...)

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