“Do you know what Mobile is?” Sam Carsten said. “Tell me,” Lon Menefee urged him. “Mobile is what New Orleans… — Harry Turtledove
“Do you know what Mobile is?” Sam Carsten said.
“Tell me,” Lon Menefee urged him.
“Mobile is what New Orleans would’ve been if it was settled by people without a sense of humor,” Sam said.
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