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From: thomas@utah-gr.UUCP (Spencer W. Thomas)
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: alternate universes
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Date: Fri, 2-Sep-83 00:40:08 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep  2 00:40:08 1983
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Just tonight I read Fritz Leiber's "The Big Time".  It is set in "the
Place", a sort of R&R joint for people involved in the "Change Wars". 
The Change Wars are fought over a very long period of time between the
"Spiders" and the "Snakes".  Each group is trying to change "history" so
that they will "win" in the far distant future.  I'm not sure if it was
originally written as a play, but it is obvious that it could be very
easily produced (as it was, here at the lowly U of Utah, last year,
Leiber himself actually came to the premier).  I won't say more, except
that I thought it was *excellent*.  Probably not available in
bookstores, but check your public library.

=Spencer