"A man who died at thirty-five will…" — Walter Benjamin

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Un homme qui est mort à trente-cinq ans apparaîtra aux générations lointaines comme un jeune homme, presque un garçon, tandis que ses contemporains qui ont atteint un âge avancé me sembleront toujours être nés vieux.

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