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Introduction 15
Culture is the context in which the content may be truly un-
derstood. Interpreting without a thorough grounding and appre-
ciation of the cultural implications is like trying to hang pictures in
a house with no walls. Without building a cultural framework that
holds the house together, the pictures—words and signs—will crash
to the floor.
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