This isn't a war, said the artilleryman. It never was a war, any more …

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This isn't a war, said the artilleryman. It never was a war, any more than there's war between man and ants. ✨ H.G. Wells (2015). Annotated War of the Worlds with English Grammar Exercises: by H.G. Wells (Author), Robert Powell (Editor), p.190, Powell Publications, LLC
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This isn't a war, said the artilleryman. It never was a war, any more than there's war between man and ants. ✨ H.G. Wells (2015). Annotated War of the Worlds with English Grammar Exercises: by H.G. Wells (Author), Robert Powell (Editor), p.190, Powell Publications, LLC

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