"“That the environment should respond to human thought. That is the core of magic and the oldest dream of mankind.”"
— Gene Wolfe

January 1, 1970

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Original Language: English

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“The Death of Doctor Island” in Universe 3 (1973), ed. Terry Carr, p. 17 (reprinted in Nebula Award Stories 9, p. 19)