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897:" (1961)
895:Terminus
875:" (1947)
578:, p. 96.
570:, 2006,
467:The Hunt
360:, 2008,
307:, 2007,
276:a crater
245:3D World
81:komandor
1432:Sepulka
1247:Solaris
1241:(opera)
1145:Solaris
1113:Solaris
1097:Solaris
1042:(1940s)
951:Dialogs
757:Solaris
356:", in:
232:Solaris
221:Inquest
174:android
52:writer
1339:People
1256:(2023)
1223:(2015)
1215:(1999)
1207:(2007)
1199:(1973)
1180:(2018)
1172:(2013)
1164:(2010)
1156:(2009)
1148:(2002)
1140:(1988)
1132:(1979)
1124:(1978)
1116:(1972)
1108:(1968)
1100:(1968)
1092:(1963)
1084:(1960)
1058:(1961)
1050:(1955)
1023:(1986)
1015:(1973)
1007:(1971)
986:(1984)
978:(1970)
970:(1968)
962:(1964)
954:(1957)
928:(1966)
920:(1965)
912:(1964)
883:(1957)
848:(1987)
840:(1986)
837:Fiasco
832:(1982)
824:(1981)
816:(1975)
808:(1973)
800:(1971)
792:(1968)
784:(1966)
776:(1964)
768:(1961)
760:(1961)
752:(1961)
744:(1959)
736:(1959)
728:(1955)
720:(1951)
710:(1948)
695:(1946)
684:Novels
574:
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478:Quote:
423:"Pirx"
402:about
364:
354:Fiasco
311:
280:Charon
132:koruny
95:Fiasco
69:Fiasco
50:Polish
1415:Other
1385:Works
1311:Trurl
1231:Other
1161:Maska
1073:Films
1031:Plays
673:Works
544:p. 90
501:]
454:Quote
268:Pluto
262:When
1494:Pirx
1313:and
741:Eden
623:IMDb
594:IMDb
572:ISBN
536:ISBN
516:ISBN
362:ISBN
332:in:
309:ISBN
264:NASA
152:Mars
150:and
148:Moon
113:and
34:and
18:Pirx
675:by
621:at
592:at
303:,
278:on
83:).
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1317:,
1297:,
1188:TV
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499:pl
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386:,
376:^
368:,
336:,
320:^
293:^
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