Finally I asked, "Um, Tom-are the uh, Alien Artifacts really art, or did you just say that to hassle Mother?” "They have to be art. Remember the First Law of Anthropology: if they're doing something you don't understand, it's either an isolated lunatic, a religious ritual, or art.”.
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