I write about how written records create the categories people are then forced to live inside. It is sort of a paper cage. My evidence comes from Sarawak, where I hold sources nobody else has.
Writer from Sarawak, Malaysiaโwhere the jungle is thick, the coffee is strong, and my daughter thinks sleep is optional.
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