This is what Bokononists say when they think about the complex and mind-boggling nature of existence.
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Busy, busy, busy Term Timeline in Cat’s Cradle
The timeline below shows where the term Busy, busy, busy appears in Cat’s Cradle. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 32. Dynamite Money
...he’d been a Bokononist at the time of this conversation, he might have whispered “ busy, busy, busy ” to himself. This is the Bokononist expression used when “we think of how complicated...
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Chapter 79. Why McCabe’s Soul Grew Coarse
...Julian, “Papa” ceremoniously kills one person every two years on the hook. Julian says “ busy, busy, busy ,” and admits that he, too, is a Bokononist—and that John will become one.
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