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In the tide of these wild thoughts we checked our fancy, remembering that only on the rare grains called planets can life gain foothold, and that all this wealth of restless jewels was but a waste of fire.
In the tide of these wild thoughts we checked our fancy, remembering that only on the rare grains called planets can life gain foothold, and that all this wealth of restless jewels was but a waste of fire.
Approximate author period: c. 1914 AD · modern
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- Olaf Stapledon
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- Approximate author period: c. 1914 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Olaf Stapledon: documented activity in 1914. Wikidata Q337373, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q337373 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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