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is as beautiful as what does not exist. In the magic mirror of its white expanse the soul beholds the setting where signs and lines will bring forth miracles. This is the presence of absence both spurs on and, at the same time, paralyzes the pen's commitment. There is in all beauty an abolute that forbids our touching it -- it sends forth something sacred that gives pause and strikes the man about to act with doubt and awe. Paul Valery, "La Feuille Blanche"
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MANUSCRIPTS
Teaching New Religious Movements