“We need no chieftain; such folk eat more than their share.”

— Jack Vance , Dying Earth

"Fader's Waft", chapter 13
Dying Earth (1950-1984), Rhialto the Marvellous (1984)

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American mystery and speculative fiction writer 1916–2013

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“We need no chieftain; such folk eat more than their share.”

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