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Ray Bradbury is dead.
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Obsidian Dagger
Nitrus Nine
#21 - 2012-06-06 18:39:09 UTC
Lamentation.
Marlona Sky
State War Academy
Caldari State
#22 - 2012-06-06 18:41:43 UTC
Sad
Korsiri
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#23 - 2012-06-06 19:47:56 UTC
R is for Ray



rest in peace
Alihahd
Vault 13
#24 - 2012-06-06 20:03:16 UTC
o7 - RIP
Indahmawar Fazmarai
#25 - 2012-06-06 20:18:09 UTC
(...)
Tomás looked and saw the ruins. "Why, that city's been dead thousands of years."
The Martian laughed. "Dead. I slept there yesterday!"
"And I was in it a week ago and the week before that, and I just drove through it now, and it's a heap. See the broken pillars?"
"Broken? Why, I see them perfectly. The moonlight helps. And the pillars are upright."
"There's dust in the streets," said Tomás.
"The streets are clean!"
"The canals are empty right there."
"The canals are full of lavender wine!"
"It's dead."
"It's alive!" protested the Martian, laughing more now. "Oh, you're quite wrong. See all the carnival lights? There are beautiful boats as slim as women, beautiful women as slim as boats, women the color of sand, women with fire flowers in their hands. I can see them, small, running in the streets there. That's where I'm going now, to the festival; we'll float on the waters all night long; we'll sing, we'll drink, we'll make love, Can't you see it?"
"Mister, that city is dead as a dried lizard. Ask any of our party. Me, I'm on my way to Green City tonight; that's the new colony we just raised over near Illinois Highway. You're mixed up. We brought in a million board feet of Oregon lumber and a couple dozen tons of good steel nails and hammered together two of the nicest little villages you ever saw. Tonight we're warming one of them. A couple rockets are coming in from Earth, bringing our wives and girl friends. There'll be barn dances and whisky -"
(...)

Farewell, Mr. Bradbury.

Sit tibi terra levis.
Ila Gant
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#26 - 2012-06-06 21:03:05 UTC
Quote:
The books are to remind us what asses and fools we are. They're Caesar's praetorian guard, whispering as the parade roars down the avenue, 'Remember, Caesar, thou art mortal.' Most of us can't rush around, talk to everyone, know all the cities of the world, we haven't time, money or that many friends. The things you're looking for, Montag, are in the world, but the only way the average chap will ever see ninety-nine per cent of them is in a book. Don't ask for guarantees. And don't look to be saved in any one thing, person, machine, or library. Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were headed for shore.


RIP
Corina Jarr
en Welle Shipping Inc.
#27 - 2012-06-06 21:07:06 UTC
Heard about this when I got home from school. Really sad.

RIP Ray.
DarthNefarius
Minmatar Heavy Industries
#28 - 2012-06-06 21:14:19 UTC  |  Edited by: DarthNefarius
Trololo yesterday, Ray Bradberry today.... NEXT PERSON TO DIE WILL BE LEEEEEROY JENKINS!!! SadSad
Then all of Eve will have to gather in New Eden & mass self destruct in observance

INB4 MOVE TO OOPE
An' then Chicken@little.com, he come scramblin outta the    Terminal room screaming "The system's crashing! The system's    crashing!" -Uncle RAMus, 'Tales for Cyberpsychotic Children'
Frying Doom
#29 - 2012-06-06 23:58:51 UTC
RIP Mr. Bradbury.

Any spelling, grammatical and punctuation errors are because frankly, I don't care!!
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