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“In which language does "liberation" sound better? / In Arabic, tahrir, / or in English, rebirth?”

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Book:To All the Yellow Flowers

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“Blue Eyes pulled his sword back and tried another lunge. I pushed the weapon toward the ground, but again he flicked his wrist. A line of fire blazed on my right arm. Wonderful. Matching cuts. He paused with his sword held in midair. My blood stained the tip. I glanced past him. Didn’t anyone hear the fight? Should I scream? “Submit? You will have so many cuts on your arms and legs, you will faint from lack of blood.” “No.”

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