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How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later by Philip K. Dick, 1978 (deoxy.org)
4 points by begemot 6346 days ago
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"I mailed the slip of paper to the White House, mentioning that the Chinese restaurant was located within a mile of Nixon's original house, and I said, "I think a mistake has been made; by accident I got Mr. Nixon's fortune. Does he have mine?" The White House did not answer. " Got to love this guy.
Yep, PKD is something special alright.
Great reading. This notion of different "times" is very interesting, a friend said you can find this in JS Bachs music, as it doesnt follow the mostly human notion of time, e.g. it doesnt have a beginning, a peak and an end.