Anonymous ID: 1a5001 July 1, 2022, 10:56 a.m. No.16574602   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

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โ€œThe Men of Earth came to Mars. They came because they were afraid or unafraid, because they were happy or unhappy, because they felt like Pilgrims or did not feel like Pilgrims. There was a reason for each man. They were leaving bad wives or bad towns; they were coming to find something or leave something or get something, to dig up something or bury something or leave something alone. They were coming with small dreams or large dreams or none at allโ€ฆit was not unusual that the first men were few. The numbers grew steadily in proportion to the census of Earth Men already on Mars. There was comfort in numbers. But the first Lonely Ones had to stand by themselvesโ€ฆโ€

โ€• Ray Bradbury, The Martian Chronicles

 

โ€œWe wonโ€™t ruin Mars,โ€ said the captain. โ€œItโ€™s too big and too good.โ€ โ€œYou think not? We Earth Men have a talent for ruining big, beautiful things. The only reason we didnโ€™t set up hot-dog stands in the midst of the Egyptian temple of Karnak is because it was out of the way and served no large commercial purpose.โ€

โ€• Ray Bradbury, The Martian Chronicles