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The destroyer of worlds
The speaker identifies as "The destroyer of worlds."
Now I am become death
Quoting J. Robert Oppenheimer, expressing a sense of becoming death.
Now I am become death
Repetition emphasizing the profound realization of becoming death.
The destroyer of worlds
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-The destroyer of worlds
Reiteration of being the "destroyer of worlds."
Now I am become death
Continued repetition underlining the gravity of the transformation.
Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-The destroyer of worlds
Reaffirmation of being the "destroyer of worlds."
We knew the world
Reflection on the aftermath of a significant event, likely a reference to nuclear warfare.
Would not be the same
-Few people laughed
-Few people cried
-Most people were silent
-Now I am become death
Reiteration of the speaker becoming death and the destroyer of worlds.
The destroyer of worlds
-The destroyer of worlds
Reaffirmation of the destructive identity and its consequences.
Now I am become death
-The destroyer of worlds
-Now I am become death
Repetition emphasizing the profound impact on the world and the weight of the identity.
Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-The destroyer of worlds
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-The destroyer of worlds
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-Now I am become death
-The destroyer of worlds
Final statement of being the "destroyer of worlds."
Now I am become death
Concluding repetition of the speaker becoming death.
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