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| | Glenn Gaslin's Scrawlings |
 | | The books are as much parody as celebration of 20th century sci-fi, a spoof of Asimov's knowledge-is-life "Foundation" series, of "Star Trek's" utopian socialism, and a deeper explanation of both. |
 | | He couldn't hit a book deadline, even for a relatively thin volume based on a radio show he'd already plotted out, without being locked in a hotel room for a week. |
 | | Here, as in his books, Adams skewered everything from the packaging of crackers to the belief that we really exist, opening doors on every level of the mind, letting in the idea that nothing isn't funny, not God, not the absolute speed of light, not this planet. |
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