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an interstellar anarchic, post-scarcity, and utopian society created by author Iain M. Banks, which features in many of his works.
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What is the significance of the last line of Iain M Banks' "Surface Detail"?
At a Q&A in 2012 for the Guardian Banks was asked why he chose to add that line, and from memory he said that it just seemed to fit.
That is, the character in SD didn't necessarily start out as bei …