You had a semiotic system, whereas before, yesterday, or a minute ago you had no language at all.

一个符号系统诞生了，然而之前，昨天，或者就是一分钟前，根本就没有语言。

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After a while, part of you is going to start asking, "Huh, say, it feels the same as it was yesterday, and the day before that and the day before that.

经过一段时间后，你会开始产生置疑，“原来和昨天的感觉一个样，和之前每一天的感觉都一样。

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