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THE FORGOTTEN DIALECT OF THE HEART by JACK GILBERT

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First Line: HOW ASTONISHING IT IS THAT LANGUAGE CAN ALMOST MEAN,
Subject(s): LANGUAGE; ANCESTORS & ANCESTRY; WORDS; VOCABULARY;

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