"And it all comes of this gallivanting about the Universe. I never did think much of it. Stick to your own… — John Wyndham
"And it all comes of this gallivanting about the Universe. I never did think much of it. Stick to your own planet, is what I say; it's quite big enough. But will they? Not so's you'd notice it. They go flinging themselves into space, and then what happens?" He paused aggrievedly.
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