>Hi, Bonnie!
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>>>>But then, Clarke's is not the kind of author that has such a literate style that it is so difficult to translate to a quite linear movie (notice that 2001 went the opposite way -the movie is much more complex than the original short story).
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>>I wouldn't exactly call "2001" a short story. <g>
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>Well, it's certainly not! <vbg> I was referring to the short story in which is based, called "The Guardian" if I remember it correctly.
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>Regards,
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Nick Mason