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Meaning
The speaker is saying that the conflict is so one-sided that it does not feel like a true war. The comparison to humans and ants suggests overwhelming power on one side and helplessness on the other.
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Source
The Works of H. G. Wells (Atlantic Edition), The War of the Worlds, Chapter 24
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
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The phrase appears verbatim in the public-domain text "The Works of H. G. Wells (Atlantic Edition), The War of the Worlds, Chapter 24" (Wikisource); no earlier source was checked.
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About H.G. Wells
English writer
Herbert George Wells was an English writer. He worked across many genres and became best known for his science fiction novels. He wrote more than forty novels and many short stories, along with non-fiction on social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography. His work is still remembered above all for its influential science fiction, and he has sometimes been called the father of science fiction, though that title has also been applied to Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback.
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