The atom bombs are piling up in the factories, the police are prowling…

George Orwell
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The atom bombs are piling up in the factories, the police are prowling through the cities, the lies are streaming from the loudspeakers, but the earth is still going round the sun. ✨ 1946 'Some Thoughts on the Common Toad'.
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The atom bombs are piling up in the factories, the police are prowling through the cities, the lies are streaming from the loudspeakers, but the earth is still going round the sun. ✨ 1946 'Some Thoughts on the Common Toad'.

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