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The Day Before the Revolution by Ursula K. Le Guin (theanarchistlibrary.org)
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'she had tried for years to explain to them that if all you had was mud, then if you were God you made it into human beings, and if you were human you tried to make it into houses where human beings could live.'

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[-] Lacanoodle@literature.cafe 1 points 2 days ago

Well that's one way to put it hahaha

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