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markrlondon wrote:

Who knows, maybe the author had a much, much better scifi-fan-satisfying explanation that I've simply forgotten.

markrlondon wrote:

That said, I seem to recall that the book was told from the perspective of its teenage protagonists and they may not have had access to any better explanation than what I remember. If so, that seems like an entirely plausible storyline to me.

codewitch honey crisis wrote:

I'm surprised at how often that works

void FoosBar()
{
  try
  {
    return 42;
  }
  catch // all pokemon
  {
    return 43; // works for all exceptions, in large enough quantities
  }
}

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