““God help us,” said Crawford softly.
“If there is one.” Byron grinned. “A whole lot of ghastly things have turned out to be possible, remember.””

—  Tim Powers , book The Stress of Her Regard

Source: The Stress of Her Regard (1989), Chapter 20 (p. 330)

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