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The way of the world isn't the strong devouring the weak, but the weak deceiving and poisoning and whispering in the ears of the strong until they become weak, too.
The way of the world isn't the strong devouring the weak, but the weak deceiving and poisoning and whispering in the ears of the strong until they become weak, too.
Approximate author period: c. 2002 AD · contemporary
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- N.K. Jemisin
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- Approximate author period: c. 2002 AD · contemporary
Approximate author-period evidence for N. K. Jemisin: documented activity in 2002. Wikidata Q2427544, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2427544 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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