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Derek Walcott - The English language is nobody's...
The English language is nobody's special property. It is the property of the imagination: it is the property of the language itself. (Derek Walcott)

The English language is nobody's special property. It is the property of the imagination: it is the property of the language itself.

Derek Walcott

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