History of The Slovak Language

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“It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“Universal history is the history of a few metaphors.”
—Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)

“Don’t you realize that this is a new empire? Why, folks, there’s never been anything like this since creation. Creation, huh, that took six days, this was done in one. History made in an hour. Why it’s a miracle out of the Old Testament!”
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“the language obscene

An engine, an engine
Chuffing me off like a Jew.”
—Sylvia Plath (1932–1963)