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... iness abroad was to cross the language barrier.
I had seen this law confirmed many times in my Ermeline days. Men reasoned in terms of tribes and communities, between members and outsiders. A foreigner was always treated worse than a local in great and subtle ways. People would make fun of them in their own tongue, knowing they wouldn’t be understood; they would seem like easy prey for swindlers and conmen eager to make a quick buck; or certain matters would be kept from them, because th ...
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