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

— 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.

Dragon's Egg (1980)

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

Dragon's Egg (1980)

They are signaling to us with the neutron star equivalent of America Indian smoke signals!

Dragon's Egg (1980)

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

Dragon's Egg (1980)

You are lucky. Very few theoretical scientists ever see their mathematical equations turned into working hardware in their lifetime.

Dragon's Egg (1980)

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