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There are no cats in UnLondon, for example, because they’re not magic and mysterious at all, they’re idiots.

— China Miéville Un Lun Dun (2007)

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Source: Chapter 12, “Safe Conduct” (p. 53)
Work: Un Lun Dun, 2007
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