The Walmart was like a starship that had landed in the soybean fields. ... They went inside. The young ones shuffled to a stop as their ironic sensibilities, which served them in lieu of souls, were jammed by a signal of overwhelming power. (Neal Stephenson)

The Walmart was like a starship that had landed in the soybean fields. ... They went inside. The young ones shuffled to a stop as their ironic sensibilities, which served them in lieu of souls, were jammed by a signal of overwhelming power.

Neal Stephenson

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