Thank you for this interesting piece. And with these words, you have made it mandatory for me to read these three books, which is kind of magical when you think of it. Because your words just went out into the universe and entered my mind and will now create action out of thin air. But anyway, I have found the old Stanislaw Lem books very funny and metaphysical, and you might enjoy them too, if you have not already done so.
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