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Euphemisms hide, erase, coat. Euphemisms lead us to tolerate the unacceptable....
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Valeria Luiselli
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Lost Children Archive
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Euphemisms hide, erase, coat. Euphemisms lead us to tolerate the unacceptable. And, eventually, to forget. Against a euphemism, remembrance. In order to not repeat.
( Valeria Luiselli )
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