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| 25 Recording 1 It occurs to me that, in the old city, the small peculiarities which I like to record, standing out against the familiar chains at home, might not stand out at all or might not seem very peculiar. Here everything is singular and strangeness may be hard to recognize as such. Or not. I don’t know and there is no way to ask the inhabitants about it. 2 As part of the language lesson, I have holes cut in my forehead. I am to learn by feel to insert the proper keys. I play along, though, privately, I still have my doubts. ...

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