‎No people whose word for 'yesterday' is the same as their word for 't…

Salman Rushdie
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‎No people whose word for 'yesterday' is the same as their word for 'tomorrow' can be said to have a firm grip on the time. ✨ Midnight's Children. Book by Salman Rushdie, Chapter 8, Tick, Tock, 1980.
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‎No people whose word for 'yesterday' is the same as their word for 'tomorrow' can be said to have a firm grip on the time. ✨ Midnight's Children. Book by Salman Rushdie, Chapter 8, Tick, Tock, 1980.

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