Thus we have on stage two men, each of whom knows nothing of what he b…

Umberto Eco
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Thus we have on stage two men, each of whom knows nothing of what he believes the other knows, and to deceive each other reciprocally both speak in allusions, each of the two hoping (in vain) that the other holds the key to his puzzle. ✨ Umberto Eco (2014). Island Of The Day Before, p.399, Random House
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