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1. What birthday is Louis Wu celebrating at the start of the novel?

His 200th.

2. What is a general-address transfer booth?

A public teleportation machine.

3. Why does Louis jump from city-to-city and time zone-to-time zone in Chapter 1?

To stretch out this birthday day.

4. What are Pierson's puppeteers known for?

Their cowardice.

5. Why did the puppeteers disappear?

They heard that a galactic core had exploded and would reach them in 20,000 years.

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