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Slaughterhouse-Five Chapter 4, Section 7

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Chapter 4, Section 7

  • The Tralfamadorians do not have voice boxes, so they cannot speak aloud.
  • They communicate using their minds, talking to Billy via a computer that synthesizes speech.
  • They tell him that both he and they are like bugs trapped in amber.
  • There is no why, there is only what is.
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