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There is a quasi-religious overtone to all of this—everything in the past has been moving toward a telos, a predestined end.

there was some element of copper in the roofs that had given them a sheen of verdigris over time, as if they were slowly reintegrating with the organic environment

I evidently project a certain tabula rasa quality

We sat and smoked and Ziad held forth excitedly on the subject of politics and possibilities and stubborn, inchoate dreams

I try and put on a real ensemble performance, all phatic fakery and apologetic grimaces to anyone who endeavours to catch my attention along the way.