It is a curious feature of our existance that we come from a planet th…

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It is a curious feature of our existance that we come from a planet that is very good at promoting life but even better at extinguishing it. ✨ Bill Bryson (2014). A Short History of Nearly Everything, p.4, Lulu Press, Inc
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It is a curious feature of our existance that we come from a planet that is very good at promoting life but even better at extinguishing it. ✨ Bill Bryson (2014). A Short History of Nearly Everything, p.4, Lulu Press, Inc

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