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Apr. 3rd, 2012

spiralsheep

A poem about language, scripts, and translations, offered without translation, because I thought some of you would appreciate it.

Hill Speak by Zaffar Kunial

( There is no dictionary for my father’s language. )

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spiralsheep - Hill Speak by Zaffar Kunial

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