Begin, ephebe, by perceiving the idea Of this invention, this invented world, The inconceivable idea of the sun. (Wallace Stevens)

Begin, ephebe, by perceiving the idea Of this invention, this invented world, The inconceivable idea of the sun.

Wallace Stevens

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