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The caribbean is such an apocalyptic place, whether it's the decimation of the indigenous populations by the europeans, whether it's the importation of slaves and their subsequent being worked to death by the millions in many ways, whether it's the immigrant processes which began for many people, new worlds ending their old ones.
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The Caribbean Is Such An Apocalyptic Place,

Junot Diaz
The caribbean is such an apocalyptic place, whether it's the decimation of the indigenous populations by the europeans, whether it's the importation of slaves and their subsequent being worked to death by the millions in many ways, whether it's the immigrant processes which began for many people, new worlds ending their old ones.
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