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Old 03-April-2008, 08:24 PM
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So if I write a story about a giant swan that can fly to another star in a few minutes, that's FTL travel and I've written science fiction?
Depends how you handle it. Asimov's story "Pate' de Fois Gras" was about a goose that laid golden eggs.

On the other hand, imagine goose droppings from here to Alpha Centauri.
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