Behind every man now alive stand thirty ghosts, for that is the ratio by which the dead outnumber the living. Since the dawn of time, roughly a hundred billion human beings have walked the planet Earth. Now this is an interesting number, for by a curious coincidence there are approximately a hundred billion stars in our local universe, the Milky Way. So for every man who has ever lived, in this Universe there shines a star. But every one of those stars is a sun, often far more brilliant and glorious than the small, nearby star we call the Sun. And many--perhaps most--of those alien suns have planets circling them. So almost certainly there is enough land in the sky to give every member of the human species, back to the first ape-man, his own private, world-sized heaven--or hell. How many of those potential heavens and hells are now inhabited, and by what manner of creatures, we have no way of guessing; the very nearest is a million times farther away than Mars or Venus, those still remote goals of the next generation. But the barriers of distance are crumbling; one day we shall meet our equals, or our masters, among the stars. Men have been slow to face this prospect; some still hope that it may never become reality. Increasing numbers, however are asking; 'Why have such meetings not occurred already, since we ourselves are about to venture into space?' Why not, indeed? Here is one possible answer to that very reasonable question. But please remember: this is only a work of fiction. The truth, as always, will be far stranger.
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VINCE CLARKE I used to do all my programming on a BBC computer. It was limited to 16 tracks, and you used the key... VINCE CLARKE When we start to write for a new record, we never really know what we're doing. We don't com... VINCE CLARKE I'm a lover of songs. VINCE CLARKE I started writing songs at age 15. VINCE CLARKE When I was 20, I thought anyone in the music business over 25 is past it. Then at 30, you think anyo... VINCE CLARKE I'm actually doing a show. from my shed. on the internet. but it won't be music or anything,... VINCE CLARKE Collaboration is no longer painful - or precious. VINCE CLARKE With a track like 'White Christmas,' everybody has done that song in every format you can im... VINCE CLARKE I was offered and accepted a part in 'A Few Best Men,' and then the Australian actor's u... NOEL CLARKE The Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, said an eminent scholar, have God for their Author, the... ADAM CLARKE Even papists could not see that a moral evil was detained in the soul through its physical connectio... ADAM CLARKE The words contained in it were inspired by the Holy Spirit into the minds of faithful men, called Pr... ADAM CLARKE And hence he must be invisible; for a spirit cannot be seen by the eye of man: nor is there any thin... ADAM CLARKE As preachers of the gospel of Jesus, do not expect worldly honors: these Jesus Christ neither took t... ADAM CLARKE He who is completely sanctified, or cleansed from all sin, and dies in this state, is fit for glory. ADAM CLARKE But this Christ or Redeemer took not upon him the nature of angels, but the seed of Abraham, that is... ADAM CLARKE Now it would be as absurd to deny the existence of God, because we cannot see him, as it would be to... ADAM CLARKE Many talk much, and indeed well, of what Christ has done for us: but how little is spoken of what he... ADAM CLARKE To be filled with God is a great thing, to be filled with the fullness of God is still greater; to b... ADAM CLARKE However, all gifts seem now to be absorbed in one and a man must be either a Preacher or nothing. ADAM CLARKE Now an infinite happiness cannot be purchased by any price less than that which is infinite in value... ADAM CLARKE Deeply consider that it is your duty and interest to read the Holy Scriptures. ADAM CLARKE If you go forward in the spirit of the original apostles and followers of Jesus Christ, trusting not... ADAM CLARKE It is to be regretted that few persons who have arrived at any degree of eminence or fame, have writ... ADAM CLARKE Man may be considered as having a twofold origin - natural, which is common and the same to all - pa... ADAM CLARKE It is the grace of God, that shows and condemns the sin that humbles us. ADAM CLARKE Pride works frequently under a dense mask, and will often assume the garb of humility. ADAM CLARKE Few men can be said to have inimitable excellencies: let us watch them in their progress from infanc... ADAM CLARKE The Bible is proved to be a revelation from God, by the reasonableness and holiness of its precepts;... ADAM CLARKE If you be faithful, you will have that honor that comes from God: his Spirit will say in your hearts... ADAM CLARKE Prayer requires more of the heart than of the tongue. ADAM CLARKE