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  <read_at>Tue Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A fantastic journey.  Stephenson's alternate world is compelling, realistic and interesting.  His device of moving you through many different aspects of the world continues his tradition of changing scenery to keep the story compelling while characters maintain their consistency.<br/><br/>Anathem deserves a whole wiki devoted to understanding the rich world Stephenson created. I was slightly let down by the final stage of the story, but not much really.  No spoilers so I can't really go into why, but part of my let-down might be that it had to end.]]></body>
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