“Mammoths make me believe in God,” Trasimund said… “How could mammoths make themselves? God had to do it.”… — Harry Turtledove
“Mammoths make me believe in God,” Trasimund said… “How could mammoths make themselves? God had to do it.”
“You could say the same thing about mosquitoes.” Eyvind Torfinn punctuated the observation by slapping. “You could even say God liked mosquitoes better than mammoths, because he made so many more of them.”
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