"Case endings will gradually free themselves from their demeaning
position and shine once more in their ancient glory. Bit by bit they
will separate themselves from the roots of nouns and become what they
were at the beginning -- the invocation of demons. The roots of nouns
will loose their significance and be pronounced more and more quietly,
until they will eventually become extinct. All that will remain in
language are the former endings and people will realize that all the
rest is actually superfluous. All that will be heard in the quiet of the
halls is the rustling of curtains in the draft and the dreadful names
of demons that we now call declension endings."
-"The Other City" by Michal Ajvaz
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