"Time is the substance I am made…" — Jorge Luis Borges

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Le temps est la substance dont je suis fait Le temps est une rivière qui m'emporte, mais je suis la rivière; c'est un tigre qui me dévore, mais je suis le tigre; c'est un feu qui me consume, mais je suis le feu

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