After his death the gardener does not become a butterfly, intoxicated by the perfumes of flowers, but a garden worm tasting all the dark, nitrogenous… - Karel Čapek

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After his death the gardener does not become a butterfly, intoxicated by the perfumes of flowers, but a garden worm tasting all the dark, nitrogenous, and spicy delights of the soil.

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About Karel Čapek

Karel Čapek (January 9, 1890 – December 25, 1938) was a Czech author and playwright, who introduced and made popular the word robot as a word for artificial human beings, which first appeared in his play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) in 1920.

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Pen Names: K. Č. B. Č. Karel Plocek Karel Vašek
Alternative Names: Karel Capek

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Да държиш огъня в ръцете си — какви нови възможности разкрива това пред нас! Ще посоча само наслуки: ние ще бъдем в състояние да опожарим реколтата на противника, да запалим маслинените му гори и така нататък. С огъня, господа, ние, хората, получаваме нова сила и ново оръжие; с огъня ние ставаме почти равни на боговете — шепнеше Антиметей, но внезапно избухна. — Аз обвинявам Прометей, че той е дал божествената и непреодолима стихия — огъня, на пастирите и робите, на всеки случаен минувач; аз го обвинявам в това, че той не е поверил огъня в ръцете на компетентни лица, които, владеейки го, биха го пазили като истинско държавно съкровище.

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