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The Sleeper Awakes Preface to the New Edition
In which the author reflects upon his youthful composition, revealing the pressures and imperfections that shaped the tale, whilst conscientiously revising to dispel earlier misconceptions of sentiment and simplify its narrative. The story’s initial vision of a distant future remains profoundly open-ended, inviting contemplation rather than certainty.
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