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Skorpio (Afrikaans Edition)

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Feb 03, 2026 10:20AM

“I, who know and tell,
to tribes of women,
stories of dolls in pockets,
that rise alive in secret nights
and given sustenance,-
bread and beer -
succour the girl,
separate kernel from chaff
and help her outwit the witch
who smacks her lips
waiting for failure”
― Dorian Haarhoff, Poemegranates

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“Learning the mechanics of drawing and understanding form, will give you the confidence to express your natural creativity.”
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“Ek is meer bekommerd dat daar nie meer bome vir papier is nie as wat ek bekommerd is oor die toekoms van Afrikaans.”
― Eleanor Baker

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And easy Sweeps of Sky -”
― Emily Dickinson

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“Eleanor Baker is een van Afrikaans se beste skrywers en dis jammer dat baie Suid-Afrikaners dit dalk nooit, of te laat, gaan agterkom nie. ”
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