“Tritt listened placidly, clearly understanding nothing, but content to be listening; while Odeen, transmitting nothing, was as clearly content to be lecturing.”

Section 2 “...the gods themselves...”, Chapter 1b, p. 82
The Gods Themselves (1972)

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