The Earthlings behaved at all times as though there were a big eye in …

Kurt Vonnegut
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The Earthlings behaved at all times as though there were a big eye in the sky—as though that big eye were ravenous for entertainment. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (2007). The Sirens of Titan, p.281, Dial Press
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