In a sense, SF tries to make the strange familiar — by showing SFnal elements in a context that helps us understand them.
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In a sense, SF tries to make the strange familiar — by showing SFnal elements in a context that helps us understand them.
Source: wiktionary
On reading that book I was struck by how it bordered on the SFnal without ever actually crossing over, and I realized that I could work with the idea.
Source: wiktionary
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