“Dear Animals with the Red Passport”
As you prepare to board your diplomatic flight — destination India — and take a journey that most of us Batswana cannot take without applying for visas, proving our bank balances, and explaining why we deserve to travel, I thought I should write to say my goodbyes. You, on the other hand, have simply been escorted into crates, stamped with a conservation logo, and voilà, you’re international.
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