> Do you know what those machines are for?
> They plough, they turn hay, they spread dung, they milk—it depends, answered Nicole.
> There’s one job they all do.
> He looked into her eyes with the utmost seriousness. For all their experience, Nicole’s eyes were innocent.. but they had never seen men poring over a map and drawing up a plan.
> Their job is to wipe us out.
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