He put this engine {a silver pocket watch} into our ears, which made an incessant noise, like that of a water-mill: and we conjecture it is either some unknown animal, or the god that he worships; but we are more inclined to the latter opinion, because he assured us, {if we understood him right, for he expressed himself very imperfectly} that he seldom did any thing without consulting it. He called it his oracle, and said, it pointed out the time for every action of his life."
( Jonathan Swift )
[ Gulliver's Travels ]
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