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Polaris often remarks to Sol that Sirius loses his temper much less often these days. But the one sure way to send him into a flaming rage is to suggest that he finds a new Companion. Sirius will not hear of it. The small white sphere circling his goes untenanted, because he hopes that what Miss Smith said is true.

Polaris often remarks to Sol that Sirius loses his temper much less often these days. But the one sure way to send him into a flaming rage is to suggest that he finds a new Companion. Sirius will not hear of it. The small white sphere circling his goes untenanted, because he hopes that what Miss Smith said is true.

Approximate author period: c. 1972 AD · modern

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Diana Wynne Jones
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Approximate author period: c. 1972 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1934 to 2011; Wikidata Q236829, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q236829 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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