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Ancestor Quote by Lewis Hyde

“We are each born into a situation-a particular body (its race, sex, health...), a set of ancestors, a community, a nation-and born into the stories told of each of these.” quote by Lewis Hyde — Download Open image

“We are each born into a situation-a particular body (its race, sex, health...), a set of ancestors, a community, a nation-and born into the stories told of each of these.”

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