Linguistic Erosion

Contributor: João Cerqueira - - When Jesus and Magdalene began to cross the sunflower field they met a group of boys, squatting before a rocky outcrop. Covered with lichen and moss, the rock gave off a greenish hue that contrasted with the garnet sweater of one of the boys. Magdalene guessed they were between ten and fourteen years old. “Look, these country kids can explore nature at their will. City kids know nothing of this fun and games in the open air,” she said tenderly. Jesus said nothing, but left the path to go to them. Eager to establish contact with healthy youngsters who didn’t need Playstations to have fun, Magdalene followed him. She could now tell that this was lively play, because she could hear laughter. As she approached, the guffaws increased. At that instant Magdalene wanted to be a child again, to join this group...

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