C.S. FriedmanI sold my soul for knowledge of the future, only to have that very pact render me forever ignorant (Gerald Tarrant).
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In the darkest moments of a journey filled with wonder, there is a kind of knowledge that can give you hope. In this case, it was the information from the future that was destined to make all those who possessed it fall from grace. The knowledge was both a blessing and a curse as those who possessed it used whatever power or knowledge that they held to oppress others. In a way, they were doomed to continue that path even after their time on Earth had come to an end.
Source: When True Night Falls
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