"The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is that the first one was useless."

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"The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is that the first one was useless."

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"The reader becomes God, for all textual purposes. I see your eyes glazing over, so I'll hush."

David Foster Wallace, American Writer

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