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“Dervişler... Paris çok sevmiş onları. Harika. Tam bir gösteri işte. Saygıdeğer keşişlerin ayini de bu kadar etkileyici midir? Sanmıyorum. Ama haklısın. Ancak o zaman medeni oluruz. Peki, yeri değiştirilen gösteri müminler için taşıdığı değeri korur mu? Şüpheliyim. Her zamanki gibi 'biçimin korunduğu ama içeri-k'in (ya da ateşin veya kaynağın) sonsuza dek yittiği söylenir! Medeniyet çoğu zaman 'etkisizleşme' anlamına gelir.”

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Jean ve Gino'ya Mektuplar

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