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H. G. Wells
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He began to realize that you cannot even fight happily with creatures that stand upon a different mental basis to yourself. ✨ H. G. Wells (2012). H. G. Wells Collector's Book of Science Fiction, Castle Books
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He began to realize that you cannot even fight happily with creatures that stand upon a different mental basis to yourself. ✨ H. G. Wells (2012). H. G. Wells Collector's Book of Science Fiction, Castle Books

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