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Everyone__ talking about the death and disappearance of the book as a format and an object. I don__ think that will happen. I think whatever happens, we have to figure out a way to protect our imaginations. Stories and poetry do that. You need a language in this world. People want words, they want to hear their situation in language, and find a way to talk about it. It allows you to find a language to talk about your own pain.If you give kids a language, they can use it. I think that__ what these educators fear. If you really educate these kids, they aren__ going to punch you in the face, they are going to challenge you with your own language.
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Everyone__ talking about the death and disappearance of the book as a format and an object. I don__ think that will happen. I think whatever happens, we have to figure out a way to protect our imaginations. Stories and poetry do that. You need a language in this world. People want words, they want to hear their situation in language, and find a way to talk about it. It allows you to find a language to talk about your own pain.If you give kids a language, they can use it. I think that__ what these educators fear. If you really educate these kids, they aren__ going to punch you in the face, they are going to challenge you with your own language.

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