The metaphysicians of Tlön do not seek for the truth or even for verisimilitude, but rather for the astounding. (Jorge Luis Borges)

The metaphysicians of Tlön do not seek for the truth or even for verisimilitude, but rather for the astounding.

Jorge Luis Borges

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