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Quote by Chinua Achebe
A story that only someone who went through it could be trusted to give.
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This describes a story that feels trustworthy because it comes from someone who personally experienced the events. The wording stresses firsthand knowledge: the person telling it is not relying on hearsay or imagination, but on having gone through what the story recounts.
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- The Guardian
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