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Why do people complain about this being dated? Do they not realize it was written (as of 2015) like 75 ... yes SEVENTY FIVE YEARS AGO! This was written 5 years before my grandmother was BORN!! This is a decade older than my grandfather lived to be!!

Homer Threesixthreetwo The base concepts within are not at all dated, the trappings of the science may be however. Diminishment of the Barsoom novels because the Mars Rover …moreThe base concepts within are not at all dated, the trappings of the science may be however. Diminishment of the Barsoom novels because the Mars Rover has failed to find some signs of Dejah Thoris would be about par with describing SLAN as dated.(less)

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would someone briefly explain me the end, and why the hate between Slans?

Homer Threesixthreetwo The effects of propaganda and other forms of "mass education" manifesting in fears of a superior being supplanting the lesser ones, a failing of perso…moreThe effects of propaganda and other forms of "mass education" manifesting in fears of a superior being supplanting the lesser ones, a failing of persons to forgive the past and look to the ideal rather than the offenses committed for whatever reason in the past.
I attribute the abruptness of the end of the story more to the editorial demands of shortening the story for serialization.(less)

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