What man of us has never felt, walking through the twilight or writing…

Jorge Luis Borges
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What man of us has never felt, walking through the twilight or writing down a date from his past, that he has lost something infinite? ✨ Jorge Luis Borges (1964). Dreamtigers, p.43, University of Texas Press
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What man of us has never felt, walking through the twilight or writing down a date from his past, that he has lost something infinite? ✨ Jorge Luis Borges (1964). Dreamtigers, p.43, University of Texas Press

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