Put two ships in the open sea, without wind or tide, and, at last, they will come together. Throw two planets into space, and they will fall one on the other. Place two enemies in the midst of a crowd, and they will inevitably meet; it is a fatality, a question of time; that is all.

Jules Verne

Jules Verne

Time Come Crowd Enemies Fall Inevitably Last Meet Midst Open Other Place Planets Put Question Sea Ships Space Throw Tide Together Two Will Wind Without

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