I turned and beheld seven rows of plasma screens, each bearing seven vivid scenes, each flickering, each pulsing with a light revealing distant terrors, conflagrations, sufferings - and all thereby brought so close, and all thereby kept far away.

Scott Cairns
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The quote “I turned and beheld seven rows of plasma screens, each bearing seven vivid scenes, each flickering, each pulsing with a light revealing distant terrors, conflagrations, sufferings – and all thereby brought so close, and all thereby kept far away” is a quote from the science fiction fantasy novel “Neuromancer.” It depicts a virtual reality world where people can travel across the universe and experience the sights and sounds of other worlds. The writer of this quote, William Gibson also wrote the book “The Snow Crash.”

Source: Compass Of Affection: Poems New And Selected

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