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Paraphrased: When Chuang Tzu was about to die, his disciples began planning a splendid funeral. However some disciples expressed concern that given a particular arrangement, birds and kites would eat his remains. Chuang Tzu replied, 'Well, above ground I shall be eaten by crows and kites, below it by ants and worms. What do you have against birds?'

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Sir Arthur Charles Clarke

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE (born 16 December 1917) is a British science-fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey , and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name. Clarke is the last surviving member of what was sometimes known as the "Big Three" of science fiction, which included Robert A. Heinlein and Isaac Asimov.

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