"If only it weren't for the people, the goddamned people," said Finnerty, "always getting tangled up in the… — Kurt Vonnegut
"If only it weren't for the people, the goddamned people," said Finnerty, "always getting tangled up in the machinery. If it weren't for them, earth would be an engineer's paradise."
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