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“Il faut ne pas abuser des photos quand on cherche à se souvenir. Elles sont trop sûres d'elles et même si elles ne sont qu'un atome de ce qu'elles représentent, elles vous imposent leur point de vue comme si elles avaient capté l'entièreté du réel.”

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Papa

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