If only I had thought of a Kodak! I could have flashed that glimpse of…

H. G. Wells
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If only I had thought of a Kodak! I could have flashed that glimpse of the Under-world in a second, and examined it at leisure. ✨ H.G. Wells (2014). The Time Machine, p.97, Diderot Publishing
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If only I had thought of a Kodak! I could have flashed that glimpse of the Under-world in a second, and examined it at leisure. ✨ H.G. Wells (2014). The Time Machine, p.97, Diderot Publishing

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