Sri Lankan mourners view the body of Arthur C. Clarke at his residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, March 19, 2008. Clarke, 90, a visionary science fiction writer who wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" and won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday, an aide said. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) ORG XMIT: EJX106
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