On 10 March 1933, a show burning of books of "un-German spirit" took place in the 21 largest cities of Germany

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On 10 March 1933, a show burning of books of "un-German spirit" took place in the 21 largest cities of Germany

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At the close of the Strugatskys' "Roadside Picnic" the Golden Sphere is asked for this: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to leave no one aggrieved, but the digest really does come free

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