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[swatkat]

A lot of you mentioned wanting to read up more on Pakistan in order to understand why things are the way they are now. You might want to take a look at this post, on language in Pakistan. It might be difficult to comprehend just how *important* language is in this part of the world, but that is how it goes. East Pakistan became Bangladesh *because* of language.

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I finally got around to reading Lords and Ladies and am in *awe* of Pratchett's ability to reduce me into a puddle of goo with his pairings. I've always liked the idea of Ridcully/Granny Weatherwax in *theory*, but turns out reality is even more awesome. This tiny little yuletide drabble suddenly makes a lot more sense. *sigh*