Machines

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"I like to imagine that the world is one big machine. You know, machines never have any extra parts. They have the exact number and type of parts they need. So I figure if the entire world is a big machine, I have to be here for some reason. And that means you have to be here for some reason, too."

― Brian Selznick, The Invention of Hugo Cabret


To imagine oneself as part of a whole might be comforting to some, and unnerving to others.

What is it to you? 

Tell me in the comments if you want, I'm cur

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