The Chosen Blossom
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Last published Thu, Dec 23, 2021
'Long before the birth of religion, a great truth was shown to humanity. That truth was hastily forgotten and buried in myth. When I muse on how humanity marches ever forward, I cannot help but feel as though something is coming to remind us all, that we might want to stay right where we are. Lest the eldritch truth be discovered. '
- Prof Frasier, Head of philosophy of the Imperial College of Technology.
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