The visible universe was an illusion or, more precisely, a sophism. Mi…

Jorge Luis Borges
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The visible universe was an illusion or, more precisely, a sophism. Mirrors and fatherhood are abominable because they multiply it and extend it. ✨ 'Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis, Tertius' (1941) in 'Obras Completas' (1974) p. 431
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The visible universe was an illusion or, more precisely, a sophism. Mirrors and fatherhood are abominable because they multiply it and extend it. ✨ 'Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis, Tertius' (1941) in 'Obras Completas' (1974) p. 431

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