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They prevented men from doing anything. But they did nothing themselves. They did not rule, they only blighted.
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Chapter 9

 

Ursula K. Le Guin

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I was the border man’s friend. Many times I have saved him and his people from harm. I never warred with you, but only to protect our wigwams and lands. I refused to join your paleface enemies with the red coats. I came to the fort as your friend and you murdered me. You have murdered by my side, my young son.... For this, may the curse of the Great Spirit rest upon this land. May it be blighted by nature. May it even be blighted in its hopes. May the strength of its peoples be paralyzed by the stain of our blood.

 

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Eddie Izzard

 

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