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From: mr@hou2h.UUCP (M.RINDSBERG)
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Subject: Re: Quote (Help!)
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Date: Thu, 2-May-85 13:45:52 EDT
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> This has always been one of my favorite literary quotes, having seen it
> first in some reading I did in 8th grade.  But, alas, I can't even remember
> the book or author.  It's always bugged me through the years, not being able
> to remember where it came from.  Maybe someone can help me out.
> 
> The quote:
> 
>                "So, this is how the world ends...
>                 not with a bang, but with a whimper." 

I remember the quota but not where it came from. Now it will
bug me for years unless someone answers quickly.
						Mark