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Originally a crude pidgin to facilitate trade between races, Common Tongue has evolved into a flexible and subtle language capable of great beauty, combining features of the languages of [[tortle|tortles]], [[human|humans]], [[elf|elves]], and [[dwarf|dwarves]]. Famous works of literature in Common Tongue include [[The Saga of Kalaman the Seeker]], [[Death Poems of a Thousand Warriors]], and [[Reluctant Loves]]. See [[Common Tongue Vocabulary and Grammar]].