colonization in reverse

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What a joyful news miss Matty. A feel like mi hear gway burst Jamaica people colonizing England in reverse. By di thousands from country and from town by di ship load by di plane load Jamaica is England bound. Dem pour out a Jamaica Aaaverybody future plan is fi get a big time job and settle in di madda land. What a island? What a people? Man a woman old and young  just a pack dem bag a baggage anna tun history upside dung.  Some people don't like travel but do show dem loyalty  dem all a own up cheap fare. To England agency: and week by week dem shipping off dem country man like fyah but immigrate and populate  di seat a di Empyah.  Unu si how life is funny? Unu si how life is funny? Unu si di tunn about? Jamaica liff di boxbed outta English people mout faa  when dem ketch a England  and start play dem different role some will settle down to work and some will settle fi di dole. Jayne se di dole is not too baaad because dem paying she two poun a week to seek a drive dat suits r dignity Jayne will neva find work at di rate how shi da look faa all day she stay paa aunty fan couch a read love story book. What a devilment inna England? Dem face di war and brave di worse a wondering how dem gway stan colonizing in reverse
      

                        Colonization in reverse:
By: LOISE BENNETT

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