“They are drawn to this place. They are flawed, weak, and stupid. They are human. Yet through systematic degradation and avarice, they are reduced. Cleared of pretension.” “And here, at last and for the first time, they are rendered useful.” “They walk proudly into this place. They speak of it in hushed and optimistic tones. They dream all their lives of the refinery.” “And still wonder why we burn them when they arrive.”
