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To Trin Tragula's horror, the shock completely annihilated her brain; but to his satisfaction he realized that he had proved conclusively that if life is going to exist in a Universe of this size, then the one thing it cannot afford to have is a sense of proportion. ✨ Douglas Adams (2009). The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, p.53, Pan Macmillan
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