"Human speech is like a cracked…" — Gustave Flaubert

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La parole humaine est comme une bouilloire fêlée sur laquelle nous tapons des rythmes grossiers pour faire danser les ours tandis que nous aspirons à faire de la musique qui fera fondre les étoiles

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