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{{quote|''Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the Earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.''|''Job 38:4''}}
A 2001 [[Spy Fiction|spy novel]] by [[Tim Powers]], '''''Declare''''' follows British agent Andrew Hale through a covert [[Cold War]] operation with roots in the intricacies of [[The Great Game]] and a distinct supernatural bent. It is written as a [[Secret History]], postulating that there are supernatural events occurring behind the scenes of otherwise-mundane
Powers has acknowledged that much of the novel was influenced by the works of [[John Le Carre]], while the supernatural
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* [[The Alcoholic]]: Guy Burgess.
* [[Anachronic Order]]: the first half of the book skips between the present day of 1963, and Hale's time in the SOE in and after World War II.
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* [[Cloak and Dagger]]
* [[Deadly Euphemism]]: "establish the truth" and related phrases, taken from Victorian poet J. K. Stephen's ''To R.B.''
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''You must know, not think it, and learn, not speak:''
''There is truth to be found on the unknown shore,''
''And many will find where few will seek.'' }}
* [[Depleted Phlebotinum Shells]]: {{spoiler|For a djinn, shapes can be thoughts and thoughts can be actions--and an ellipsoid marked with perpendicular grooves means death.}}
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