Восстание пешеходов

Дэвид Келлер

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Аноним25 октября 2022 г.
In fact, no one wanted to live in such a place as a city when he could live on a farm.
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Аноним25 октября 2022 г.
Debacle — фиаско
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Аноним25 октября 2022 г.
“I am accustomed to crushing out my opponents. I had to, or they would crush me.”
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Аноним25 октября 2022 г.
“I only wish I could find another savage for you to play with, but there are no more."
“Are you sure?"
“As much so as I can be. In fact, for the last five years my agents have been scouring the civilized world for a pedestrian colony. There are a few in Siberia and the Tartar Plateau, but they are impossible. I would rather have you associate with apes.”
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Аноним25 октября 2022 г.
Socialism had provided comfort for the masses but had singularly failed to provide happiness. All lived, everyone had an income, no one but was provided with a home, food and clothes. But the homes were of concrete; they were uniform, poured out by the million; the furniture was concrete, poured with the houses. The clothing was paper, water-proofed: it was all in one design and was furnished—four suits a year to each person. The food was sold in bricks, each brick containing all the elements necessary for the continuation of life; on every brick was stamped the number of calories.
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Аноним25 октября 2022 г.
Writhe — корчиться
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Аноним25 октября 2022 г.
Maimed — искалеченный
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Аноним25 октября 2022 г.
Cripple — калека.
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Аноним25 октября 2022 г.
Internecine — междоусобный
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Аноним25 октября 2022 г.
“You have your own personality," he would say to her. "The mere fact that you are different from other people does not of necessity mean that they are right and you are wrong. Perhaps you are both right—at least you are both following out your natural proclivities.”
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