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Wilbur Swain and his twin sister, Eliza, are so immensely hideous, helpless and vile in their infancy that their wealthy parents are forced to send them to live on a nearby asteroid. But behind their facade of idiocy, the monstrous pair possess a joint intelligence that could outstrip the most advanced computers...

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库尔特•冯尼古特（Kurt Vonnegut，Jr.，1922—2007），美国作家，黑色幽默文学代表人物之一，1959年因《泰坦的海妖》成名，《纽约时报》称其为“一个真正的艺术家”。代表作有《猫的摇篮》《冠军的早餐》《第五号屠宰场》《没有国家的人》等。