Jorge Luis Borges: The geometry of Tlön comprises two somewhat different disciplines: the visual and the tactile. The latter corresponds to

The geometry of Tlön comprises two somewhat different disciplines: the visual an — Jorge Luis Borges

The geometry of Tlön comprises two somewhat different disciplines: the visual and the tactile. The latter corresponds to our own geometry and is subordinated to the first.

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