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Tigers in the Mirror
on Jorge Luis Borges
on Jorge Luis Borges
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panoptic
(en)
(adjective) being or presenting a comprehensive or panoramic view
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becomes a panoptic spectacle for the tourist horde
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becomes a panoptic spectacle for the tourist horde
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labile
(en)
(adjective) readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown; unstable / (adjective) readily open to change
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the only successes in that notoriously labile form
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the only successes in that notoriously labile form
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lacuna
(en)
an unfilled space; a gap (plural: lacunae)
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It is these lacunae, these intense specializations of awareness
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It is these lacunae, these intense specializations of awareness
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pampas
(en)
(noun) an extensive generally grass-covered plain of temperate South America east of the Andes; prairie / (noun) a South American grass (Cortaderia selloana) often grown for ornament that has showy white panicles borne on tall stems
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bombast
(en)
(noun) pretentious inflated speech or writing
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Holding himself so beautifully aloof from the bombast, the bullying
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Holding himself so beautifully aloof from the bombast, the bullying
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