Way Station
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This episode the two sisters, Alice and Ann, read Waystation AKA Here Gather the Stars by Clifford D. Simak.\\xa0 The book won the Hugo in 1964 and even though Simak was a new author to both sisters he was a hit. Listen to here about why both sisters enjoyed the read.
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Want to skip a bit or jump to your favorite part?\\xa0 Here are the time markers for this episode:
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01:49 We tweak the podcast format and read the book\\u2019s blurb\\xa0\\xa0
04:00 The History Lesson
09:27 General Discussion\\xa0
15:07 The Way Station method of space travel
18:06 Aliens, so many aliens!\\xa0
20:50 Simak predicts the future\\xa0
23:38 Simak as a writer and his characters\\xa0
35:08 Religious discourse and the sisters are a bit confused\\xa0
43:06 The most confusing characters of the book (lots of confusion here)
49:37 Five Questions
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Music by Carl Miles
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