Ideas, unlike solid structures, do not perish. They remain immortal, i…

Alan Moore
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Ideas, unlike solid structures, do not perish. They remain immortal, immaterial and everywhere, like all Divine things. Ideas are a golden, savage landscape that we wander unaware, without a map. Be careful: in the last analysis, reality may be exactly what we think it is. ✨ What Is Reality?. Proposed text for Holy Smoke by Alan Moore, 1999.
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