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There were no formerly heroic times, and there was no formerly pure generation. There is no one here but us chickens, and so it has always been.

Annie Dillard
Generations, Heroic, Chickens
Annie Dillard (2010). “For the Time Being”, p.70, Vintage
There were no formerly heroic times, and there was no formerly pure generation. There is no one here but us chickens, and so it has always been.