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“So some respectable dodo in the Mauritius might have lorded it in his nest, and discussed the arrival of that shipful of pitiless sailors in want of animal food. "We will peck them to death tomorrow, my dear.”

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Book:The War of the Worlds
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The War of the Worlds

H.G. Wells's The War of the Worlds is a seminal work in the genre of science fiction, detailing the arrival and subsequent conflict between humans and an alien race. The novel is renowned for its depiction of the panic and chaos that would ensue in the face of an extraterrestrial threat, and its exploration of themes such as fear, technology, and the unknown. more

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