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(Introduction by Mark Z. Danielewski)
"A house... allows the poet to inhabit the universe
...the universe comes to inhabit his house."
— May 30, 2026 09:17AM
"A house... allows the poet to inhabit the universe
...the universe comes to inhabit his house."
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Nicole
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(Introduction by Mark Z. Danielewski)
"For language is both image and text. The one tool we have capable of transcending both."
— May 30, 2026 09:18AM
"For language is both image and text. The one tool we have capable of transcending both."
Nicole
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(Introduction by Mark Z. Danielewski)
"For the corner denies the palace, dust denies marble, and worn objects deny splendor and luxury. The dreamer in his corner wrote off the world in a detailed daydream that destroyed, one by one, all the objects in the world."
— May 30, 2026 09:15AM
"For the corner denies the palace, dust denies marble, and worn objects deny splendor and luxury. The dreamer in his corner wrote off the world in a detailed daydream that destroyed, one by one, all the objects in the world."
Nicole
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(Introduction by Mark Z. Danielewski)
"A house that has been experienced is not an inert box. Inhabited space transcends geometrical space."
— May 30, 2026 09:13AM
"A house that has been experienced is not an inert box. Inhabited space transcends geometrical space."
Nicole
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(Introduction by Mark Z. Danielewski)
"And how should one receive an exaggerated image, if not by exaggerating it a little more, by personalizing the exaggeration?... in prolonging 'exaggeration', we may have the good fortune to avoid the habits of 'reduction'."
— May 30, 2026 09:11AM
"And how should one receive an exaggerated image, if not by exaggerating it a little more, by personalizing the exaggeration?... in prolonging 'exaggeration', we may have the good fortune to avoid the habits of 'reduction'."

