Dear Habicht, / Such a solemn air of silence has descended between us …

Albert Einstein
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Dear Habicht, / Such a solemn air of silence has descended between us that I almost feel as if I am committing a sacrilege when I break it now with some inconsequential babble... / What are you up to, you frozen whale, you smoked, dried, canned piece of soul...? ✨ Letter to his friend Conrad Habicht, May 1905.
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