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[13] « ‘It certainly resembles a capacitance effect, though on a planetary scale—a slow, incremental investment of energy, followed by a sudden catastrophic payback.’
‘Exactly what I’m saying. Time-travel isn’t free, it takes energy. This was an artifact of repeated visits from the future.’
‘Nichevo. Something that wasn’t supposed to be where it was. Maybe deliberately, maybe not. It’s all we can say.’ » (pp. 781-782)