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She normally did not pay very much attention to religion, but, as Leader of the Clan, she was automatically Chief Worshiper of Bright at holy times, and it wouldn’t do to let things be disrupted by an obviously deranged individual.

— Robert L. Forward Dragon's Egg (1980)

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They used their intelligence to control things around them, instead of letting nature and the strong-muscled have their way.

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If the computer had been a human, its eyebrows would have raised.

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An animal doesn’t need to develop curiosity and intelligence if it has no problems that need solving.

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His eye-stubs reached out toward the Eyes in an attempt to copulate with the stars.

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