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"El hombre blanco es muy astuto. Vino tranquilamente y pacíficamente con su religión. Nos divertimos con su tontería y le permitimos quedarse."

Chinua Achebe

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Simplified Meaning:

At first, the white man seemed nice and not dangerous. He brought his religion, and we thought it was silly, so we let him stay.

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