The steps a man takes from the day of his birth until that of his deat…

Jorge Luis Borges
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The steps a man takes from the day of his birth until that of his death trace in time an inconcievable figure. The Divine Mind intuitively grasps that form immediately, as men do a triangle. ✨ Jorge Luis Borges (1964). Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings, p.212, New Directions Publishing
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The steps a man takes from the day of his birth until that of his death trace in time an inconcievable figure. The Divine Mind intuitively grasps that form immediately, as men do a triangle. ✨ Jorge Luis Borges (1964). Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings, p.212, New Directions Publishing

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