By a diabolical irony the very facsimiles of the world which we make on purpose to bring it within our grasp… — Daniel J. Boorstin
By a diabolical irony the very facsimiles of the world which we make on purpose to bring it within our grasp, to make it less elusive, have transported us into a new world of blurs.
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