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He was simply a man of great age and wit and learning, with experience in every field of knowledge: call him a philosopher and you will not be far from the truth. Khin-nom treated me with the utmost deference during our linguistic sessions, but he was too shrewd, too intelligent, to regard me with the awe and veneration others displayed toward me, which amounted virtually to worship.
Für mich war er einfach ein liebenswürdiger, geduldiger und gelehrter alter Mann, der sich in seiner Welt auskannte. Er war zu klug, um mich mit der ehrfurchtsvollen Verehrung zu behandeln, die mir von manchen anderen entgegengebracht wurde und die mir lästig war.
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