Part 1, Central Station
The Manager: 'He was commonplace in complexion, in features, in manners, and in voice... Perhaps there was nothing within him.'
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From Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
The hollow Manager of the Central Station and his band of 'faithless pilgrims' carrying staves represent the mediocrity and greed of the colonial enterprise.
Part 2
The Eldorado Exploring Expedition: 'To tear treasure out of the bowels of the land was their desire, with no more moral purpose at the back of it than there is in burglars breaking into a safe.'
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