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"Little one, I would like to see anyone—prophet, king or God—persuade a thousand cats to do anything at the same time."
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The Sandman (comic book)"The things we do make echoes. Spose, frinstance, you stop on a street corner and admire a brilliant fork of lightning—zap! Well, for ages after, people and things will stop on that very same corner, stare up at the sky. They wouldnt even know what they were looking for. Some of them might see a ghost bolt of lightning in the street. Some of them might even be killed by it. Our existence deforms the universe. Thats responsibility."
The Sandman is a dark fantasy comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics. Its artists include Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, Jill Thompson, Shawn McManus, Marc Hempel, Bryan Talbot, and Michael Zulli, with lettering by Todd Klein and covers by Dave McKean. The original series ran for 75 issues from January 1989 to March 1996. Beginning with issue No. 47, it was placed under
"Little one, I would like to see anyone—prophet, king or God—persuade a thousand cats to do anything at the same time."
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