Yay, Old’uns’ Smart mastered sicks, miles, seeds an’ made miracles…

Yay, Old’uns’ Smart mastered sicks, miles, seeds an’ made miracles ord’nary, but it din’t master one thing, nay, a hunger in the hearts o’ humans, yay, a hunger for more.

Sourced, Cloud Atlas (2004)

“Sloosha’s Crossin’ an’ Ev’rythin’ After”, p. 286.

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