Darwin abolished special creations, contributed the Origin of Species …

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Darwin abolished special creations, contributed the Origin of Species and hitched all life together in one unbroken procession of Siamese Twins, the whole evolved by natural and orderly processes from one microscopic parent germ. ✨ Mark Twain (2003). Tales of Wonder, p.223, U of Nebraska Press
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