"But if nothing's a problem, then nothing matters," Hilda points out mildly. "You can spend centuries gathering information, but as long as you're stuck here there's not much you can do with it, is there?"
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"But if nothing's a problem, then nothing matters," Hilda points out mildly. "You can spend centuries gathering information, but as long as you're stuck here there's not much you can do with it, is there?"