
in the early years of the 21st century, that human affairs were being watched from the trees. No-one could have dreamed that our packed lunches were being scrutinized, as someone with a microscope studies creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water. Few men even considered the possibility of life on other planets. And yet, across the municipal park, minds immeasurably superior to ours regarded our sandwiches with envious eyes; and slowly, and surely, they drew their plans against us.”
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