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Was darf die Satire? Alles.
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The line answers its own question with an absolute “Anything.” It presents satire as having no subject or behavior automatically beyond its reach. The force lies in the deliberately sweeping answer: satire is portrayed as free to challenge, mock, or examine whatever it chooses.
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“笑いってなんなんだろうということは死ぬまで解決しないんだろうけど、そうやって死ぬまでお笑いに携わっていきたいなと思っています。”
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“هذه بروفة للموت، عموماً الموت علينا حق”
“To do something well is so worthwhile, that to die trying to do it better cannot be foolhardy.”
“Tuším, že už tu dlouho nebudu, ale smrti se nebojím.”
“Le tengo miedo y curiosidad a la muerte.”
When the Marsh Began to Ring
Edda’s first warning bell vanished into the reeds. To make a sound the marsh could carry, she had to stop repeating what she knew and begin listening to everyone around her.
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