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I want enough money to ensure that if and when I have to go into a nursing home, it’s a good one, like where my grandmother is now.
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If I die unexpectedly I want someone who cares about animals to take care of my dog and two cats.
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I’d like to ensure that my one remaining kidney doesn’t go bad on me.
I would wish to hear (and be able to understand) a full scientific explanation (physics and chemistry) of what
a) makes these wishes possible,
b) limits them to three, and
c) prevents me from wishing for more wishes.
It’s aliens.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
Arthur C. Clarke
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