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What did Gandalf mean by “first light of the fifth day”?

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Man and artificially sapient dog alone on Mars. Dog starts behaving erratically

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People recluded in a penal reservation, who believe they are on Mars but they are actually on alien-invaded Earth

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What is the fate of the USS Franklin in the Prime timeline?

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Old radio show or book about a group of marooned men on a planet with only one creature which they eat and then cocoon and change into that creature

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Pronunciation of 'Teixcalaan'

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Series where the protagonist jumps through portals to stop someone messing up the timeline

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Symbolic Names of Characters in “Stranger in a Strange Land” (RAH)

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Woman falls for dangerous man who can occupy different bodies

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Why does Thanos end up inside the Soul Stone?

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How good/bad is Zuko's vision?

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Is there a correct way to set up a Stargate?

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What's the purpose of setting their clock to 10 mins?

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Can anything be figured out about the setting of Fritz Leiber's “A Pail of Air”?

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Why didn't Cornwell beam out of this situation?

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Manga with a strong female lead (a princess) that likes to beat up (bad) people for fun (with her fists)

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Cold War short story where aliens use a cosmetic or perfume to make humans go extinct

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Who are these people from V for vendetta?

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Show with a blond male teen, a big older guy and a magic girl who travelled on a huge cat

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Can anyone give me a lead on the Lando Calrissian Robe lining

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Movie about creatures resembling antlions that crawl down people's throats and take them over [closed]

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After Nedry's hack on Jurassic Park, where have all the other staff gone?

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80s or 90s anime with a robot chasing a girl in a flying craft

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