The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't. ✨ Do…

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The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't. ✨ Douglas Adams (2009). The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, p.26, Pan Macmillan
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