The Andalusian Forge Hidden in an Argentinian Haven

“The diminutive serves no other purpose than that of limiting, girdling, bringing to our room and putting in our hands objects and ideas of a collosal perspective. We encircle time, space, the ocean, the moon, distances, and even the greatest of prodigies: action. We don't want the world to be so huge, nor the ocean...

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In the Night, Prague

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