The killer whale's heart weighs one hundred kilosbut in other respects it is light. There is nothing more animal-likethan a clear conscienceon the third planet of the Sun.

Wislawa Szymborska
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The killer whale’s heart weighs one hundred kilosbut in other respects it is light.There is nothing more animal-like than a clear conscience on the third planet of the Sun. The killer whale is a creature that kills because it needs to eat, and that need is the same as that of all animals which live by eating. The difference between the killer whale and other animals is that it has no choice about eating. The killer whale’s conscience does not weigh it down; on the contrary, it makes it lighter and freer because it can attack without restraint.

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