They stood there, King of the Hill, Top of the Heap, Ruler of All They…

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They stood there, King of the Hill, Top of the Heap, Ruler of All They Surveyed, Unimpeachable Monarchs and Presidents, trying to understand what it meant to own a world and how big a world really was. ✨ Ray Bradbury (2012). The Martian Chronicles, p.238, Simon and Schuster
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They stood there, King of the Hill, Top of the Heap, Ruler of All They Surveyed, Unimpeachable Monarchs and Presidents, trying to understand what it meant to own a world and how big a world really was. ✨ Ray Bradbury (2012). The Martian Chronicles, p.238, Simon and Schuster

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