Book! You lie there; the fact is, you books must know your places. You…

Herman Melville
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Book! You lie there; the fact is, you books must know your places. You'll do to give us the bare words and facts, but we come in to supply the thoughts. ✨ Herman Melville (2008). Moby-Dick, p.481, Velvet Element Books
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