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Re: Follow-up to "The End of Canadians in Space?"

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From: Rand Simberg
Date: Wed, 03 May 1995 00:00
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In <sdecont2-0205951409500001@47.73.4.48> sdecont2@bnr.ca (Dmitry
Nekrasovski) writes: 

>>Gee, I'd rather not die anywhere, but before I die, I'd like to see a
>>little more of the universe than what this planet, beautiful though
it
>>may be, has to offer.  It would be polite, but hypocritical, to say
>>that we'll miss you.
>
>I assume you've experienced all this planet has to offer ;-)

Why would you assume that?  Should I never leave my city of origin
until I've trod every street and alley?  Should I not visit any other
country until I've totally exhausted the possibilities of this one? 
Such an exploration strategy seems flawed to me, even were I to live
for centuries. 
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From: simberg@ix.netcom.com (Rand Simberg)
Subject: Re: Follow-up to "The End of Canadians in Space?"
Date: 1995/05/03
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