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Time's arrow is the loss of fidelity in compression. A sketch, not a photograph. A memory is a re-creation, precious because it is both more and less than the original.
Time's arrow is the loss of fidelity in compression. A sketch, not a photograph. A memory is a re-creation, precious because it is both more and less than the original.
Approximate author period: c. 1976 AD · modern
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- Ken Liu
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- Approximate author period: c. 1976 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Ken Liu: documented birth year 1976; activity date not established. Wikidata Q151720, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q151720 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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