Why the Egyptian, Arabic, Abyssinian, Choctaw? Well, what tongue does …

Ray Bradbury
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Why the Egyptian, Arabic, Abyssinian, Choctaw? Well, what tongue does the wind talk? What nationality is a storm? What country do rains come from? What color is lightning? Where does thunder goe when it dies? ✨ Ray Bradbury (2013). Something Wicked This Way Comes, p.8, Harper Collins
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