"Language is the foundation of civilization. It is the glue that holds a people together. It is the first weapon drawn in a conflict."
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Louise Banks: Am I fired?Colonel Weber: You're better than the last guy.Louise Banks: That doesn't make me feel any better.
Like their ship or their bodies, their written language has no forward or backward direction. Linguists call this "nonlinear orthography," which raises the question, "Is this how they think?"
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