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"i think part of what scares me about the end of humanity is the end of those memories. i believe that if a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it, it does make a sound. but if no one is around to play billie holiday records, those songs really won't make a sound anymore. we've caused a lot of suffering, but we've also caused much else."