All still lifes are actually paintings of the world on the sixth day o…

Robert Musil
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All still lifes are actually paintings of the world on the sixth day of creation, when God and the world were alone together, without man!
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All still lifes are actually paintings of the world on the sixth day of creation, when God and the world were alone together, without man!

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