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"WE WALKED SLOWLY in the muddy tracks of the jeep that revealed its acrobatic prowess by bouncing around on all fours in the ruts and mire, which after so many tranquil generations of bare feet and donkeys’ hooves were compelled to bear silently two scars along their entire length, bleeding mud and silence."
Yizhar, S. Khirbet Khizeh (pg. 35)
— Jul 18, 2026 12:14PM
Yizhar, S. Khirbet Khizeh (pg. 35)
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"WE SET OFF DOWN A TWISTING LANE, and as we snaked our way along it the village came to an end and there opened up before us a patch of grassy land fringed around with a few tamarisks, beyond which was the hedge of a plowed field."
-Yizhar, S. Khirbet Khizeh (pg. 62)
— Jul 18, 2026 12:47PM
-Yizhar, S. Khirbet Khizeh (pg. 62)
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"We didn’t owe anyone a thing, we didn’t have to worry about a thing, and we didn’t care about a thing."
-Yizhar, S. Khirbet Khizeh (pg. 11)
— Jul 18, 2026 11:55AM
-Yizhar, S. Khirbet Khizeh (pg. 11)