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“Why are these things permitted? What sins have we done? The morning service was over, I was walking through the roads to clear my brain for the afternoon, and then—fire, earthquake, death! As if it were Sodom and Gomorrah! All our work undone, all the work— What are these Martians? What are we? I answered, clearing my throat.”

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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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