The Fourteenth Book is entitled, What can a Thoughtful Man Hope for Ma…

Kurt Vonnegut
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The Fourteenth Book is entitled, What can a Thoughtful Man Hope for Mankind on Earth, Given the Experience of the Past Million Years? It doesn't take long to read The Fourteenth Book. It consists of one word and a period. This is it: Nothing. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (2009). Cat's Cradle: A Novel, p.245, Dial Press
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