Jorge Luis Borges: Para uno de esos gnosticos, el visible universo era una ilusion o (mas precisamente) un sofisma. Los espejos y la patern

Para uno de esos gnosticos, el visible universo era una ilusion o (mas precisame — Jorge Luis Borges

Para uno de esos gnosticos, el visible universo era una ilusion o (mas precisamente) un sofisma. Los espejos y la paternidad son abominables porque lo multiplican y lo divulgan.

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