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   thang ornithorhynchus to All   
   Re: Author and story please?   
   15 Jul 09 17:53:15   
   
   From: thang@spitzola.com.org.net   
      
   On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:18:45 -0800, Bill Swears    
   wrote:   
      
   >thang ornithorhynchus wrote:   
   >> Hi   
   >>   
   >> Several decades ago I read a short story (SF of course) which was   
   >> written in the style of Robert SIlverberg, theme being Marco Polo's   
   >> death and gradual dispersal of his mind/soul/memories through the   
   >> cosmos as a final wave front travels past the sun the planets and   
   >> finally into interstellar space.  It was remarkably well written and I   
   >> do suspect it was by Robert Silverberg but he has been so prolific I   
   >> cannot find it under his authorship.   
   >>   
   >> Any ideas please?   
   >>   
   >> regards   
   >>   
   >> thang   
   >This doesn't strike a chord with me, but you might try   
   >rec.arts.sf.written if you get no luck here.   
   >   
   >Bill   
      
   Thanks, but I found it with help of Google.  It was "Travels" by   
   Carter Stolz.   
      
   Cheers   
      
   thang   
      
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