The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
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“Power dictates acceptability,” Kitay mused. “If the capital had been built in Tikany, I’m sure we’d be running around dark as wood bark.”
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She counted them off on her fingers. “How could all of them exist in the same space? How could the spiritual realm be, with all these gods vying for dominance?
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Believing in any religion involves sacrifice.
Mahmoud Shabaka
True.
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“But how does the existence or nonexistence of the gods affect me? Why does it matter how the universe came to be?” “Because you’re part of it. Because you exist. And unless you want to only ever be a tiny modicum of existence that doesn’t understand its relation to the grander web of things, you will explore.”
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Mahmoud Shabaka
Annoying. Stupid. Dumb. Child. A Disappointment. A Mistake. A Joke. Loser. Useless. Racist. Sexist. I am also guessing that he is probably an islamophobe.
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“We managed it once. We’ll do it again.”
Mahmoud Shabaka
It was so planned like 9/11. Yes America knew.
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The Federation soldiers tied kindling to the animals’ tails and lit them on fire. Then they set them loose in Zhabei.
Mahmoud Shabaka
Sick