Maybe, he said hesitantly, maybe there is a beast. The assembly cried …

William Golding
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Maybe, he said hesitantly, maybe there is a beast. The assembly cried out savagely and Ralph stood up in amazement. You, Simon? You believe in this? I don't know, said Simon. His heartbeats were choking him. [...] Ralph shouted. Hear him! He's got the conch! What I mean is . . . maybe it's only us. Nuts! That was from Piggy, shocked out of decorum.
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Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood. ✨ William Golding (2016). Lord of the Flies: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition), p.56, Penguin
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