People have wanted to narrate since first we banged rocks together & wondered about fire. There’ll be tellings as long a — China Miéville, Railsea
People have wanted to narrate since first we banged rocks together & wondered about fire. There’ll be tellings as long a — China Miéville, Railsea
People have wanted to narrate since first we banged rocks together & wondered about fire. There’ll be tellings as long a — China Miéville, Railsea
People have wanted to narrate since first we banged rocks together & wondered about fire. There’ll be tellings as long a — China Miéville, Railsea
People have wanted to narrate since first we banged rocks together & wondered about fire. There’ll be tellings as long a — China Miéville, Railsea
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People have wanted to narrate since first we banged rocks together & wondered about fire. There’ll be tellings as long as there are any of us here, until the stars disappear one by one like turned-out lights.

— China Miéville, Railsea
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