The metaphor alone furnishes an escape; between the real things, it lets emerge imaginary reefs, a crop of floating islands. (José Ortega y Gasset)

The metaphor alone furnishes an escape; between the real things, it lets emerge imaginary reefs, a crop of floating islands.

José Ortega y Gasset

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