There is nothing in the world that is not mysterious, but the mystery …

Jorge Luis Borges
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There is nothing in the world that is not mysterious, but the mystery is more evident in certain things than in others: in the sea, in the eyes of the elders, in the color yellow, and in music. ✨ Jorge Luis Borges, María Kodama (1985). Aterstallaren, E P Dutton
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