Tuesday, August 27, 2024

The god in the machine

What a strange machine man is!
You fill him with bread, wine, fish, and radishes,
and out comes sighs, laughter, and dreams.

            Nikos Kazantzakis, Zorba the Green

 

 

 

 

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