[A]ny species that exempts itself from the rules of competition ends up destroying the community in order to support its — Daniel Quinn, Ishmael
[A]ny species that exempts itself from the rules of competition ends up destroying the community in order to support its — Daniel Quinn, Ishmael
[A]ny species that exempts itself from the rules of competition ends up destroying the community in order to support its — Daniel Quinn, Ishmael
[A]ny species that exempts itself from the rules of competition ends up destroying the community in order to support its — Daniel Quinn, Ishmael
[A]ny species that exempts itself from the rules of competition ends up destroying the community in order to support its — Daniel Quinn, Ishmael
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[A]ny species that exempts itself from the rules of competition ends up destroying the community in order to support its own expansion.

— Daniel Quinn, Ishmael
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