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And I have to say, I don't see the next Hemingway emerging if his texts are any indication.

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  1. noun The original words of something written or printed, as opposed to a paraphrase, translation, revision, or condensation.
  2. noun The words of a speech appearing in print.
  3. noun Words, as of a libretto, that are set to music in a composition.
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  • I have fond memories of the semester I spent studying Gothic in grad school, but the texts were a little dry.
  • Some texts are accepted by some Muslims and other texts are accepted by other Muslims. —  Center for American Progress Action Fund
  • In addition to the prose style of Aristotle's extant works, his texts are also made difficult by their frequently piecemeal nature. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • It is conjectured that around 6th century AD, Mahaprabhu Chaitanya, culled this esoteric coterie of Bauls as a formal community though the word 'Baul' appeared in Bengali texts around 15th century. —  Bloggers.Pakistan
  • The starkly elitist bias of the texts is also reflected in the fact that they almost completely ignore perspectives of ethnic groups other than Pakistan's dominant Punjabi and Muhajir communities. —  Countercurrents.org
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