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We are entering an era of relative illiteracy. This has been said again and again for centuries - I suspect the ancient Romans were complaining their kids were playing with wheeled toys rather than unrolling a good scroll - but think about it: media is currently overwhelmed by images and video and the written word is not valued.

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