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The few survivors were hounded into an evangelical concentration camp, where well-meaning but not particularly open-minded missionaries tried to indoctrinate them in the ways of the modern world. The Tasmanians were instructed in reading and writing, Christianity and various ‘productive skills’ such as sewing clothes and farming. But they refused to learn. They became ever more melancholic, stopped having children, lost all interest in life, and finally chose the only escape route from the moder
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― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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Van Diemen's land enjoys the great advantage of being free from a native population --Observation made by Charles Darwin, Feb 1836
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A place to discuss all the unique aspects of Deaf culture as highlighted in the thriller Silent …more
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