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328 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2002
Tertuliano M谩ximo Afonso got up from the chair, knelt down in front of the television, his face as close to the screen as he could get it and still be able to see, It鈥檚 me, he said, and once more he felt the hairs on his body stand on end, what he was seeing wasn鈥檛 true, it couldn鈥檛 be, any sensible person who happened to be there would say reassuringly, Come off it, Tertuliano, I mean, he鈥檚 got a mustache, and you鈥檙e clean shaven.
The wheel was invented and stayed invented forever and ever, whereas words, those and all the others, came into the world with a vague, diffuse destiny, as highly provisional phonetic and morphological clusters, however much, thanks perhaps to the inherited glow of their glorious creation, they may insist on passing themselves off, not so much in their own right, but on behalf of the thing they variably mean and represent, as immortal, undying, or eternal, depending on the taste of the person doing the classifying.
Whether he likes it or not, clothes do indeed make the man.
鬲亘丿賵 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷丞 丿賵賲賸丕 兀卮丿賾 亘禺賱丕賸 亘丕賱氐丿賮 賲賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賵丕賱兀卮賰丕賱 丕賱兀禺乇賶 賲賳 丕賱鬲禺賷賷賱貙 廿賱丕 賲毓 賯亘賵賱 兀賳 賲亘丿兀 丕賱氐丿賮丞 賴賵 丕賱賲丨乇賰 丕賱賵丨賷丿 賵丕賱丨賯賷賯賷 賱賱毓丕賱賲 賵賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱丨丕賱丞 賮廿賳 賲丕 賷購毓丕卮 賵賲丕 賷購賰鬲亘 賷噩亘 兀賳 賷賰賵賳 賱賴 丕賱孬賯賱 賳賮爻賴 賵亘丕賱毓賰爻.
賵丕囟丨 兀賳 賲丕 賷噩亘 兀賳 賷賰賵賳 爻賷賰賵賳 賵賷賲賱賰 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱賯賵丞貙 賱賷爻 賲賳 丕賱賲噩丿賷 兀賳 賷鬲卮丕胤乇 丕賱賲乇亍 賲毓 丕賱賯丿乇 賮賴賵 禺丕爻乇 丿賵賲賸丕.
丕賱賲毓乇賮丞 賴賷 丨賯賸丕 卮賷亍 噩賲賷賱貙 賴匕丕 賷鬲賵賯賮 毓賱賶 賲丕 賳毓乇賮貙 賴匕丕 賷噩亘 兀賳 賷鬲賵賯賮 兀賷囟賸丕 毓賱賶 賲賳 賷毓乇賮.
賳毓賱賲 兀氐賱丕 兀賳 賰賱 賲丕 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 賷丨氐賱 爻賷丨氐賱. 兀賵賱丕 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱氐丿賮丞 賴賷 丕賱鬲賷 噩毓賱鬲賳丕 卮亘賷賴賷賳. 孬賲 氐丿賮丞 賮賷賱賲 賱賲 賷爻亘賯 賱賷 兀賳 爻賲毓鬲 亘賴. 廿賳 賲賳 丕賱兀賮囟賱 鬲乇賰 亘毓囟 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍 毓賱賶 賲丕 賴賷 毓賱賷賴. 賵 廿賱丕 賮丕賱禺胤乇 賰亘賷乇 賮賷 兀賳 賷乇賶 丕賱丌禺乇賵賳. 亘賱 賵 賲丕 賴賵 兀爻賵兀. 兀賳 賳乇賶 賳丨賳 兀賳賮爻賳丕 兀賷囟丕 亘毓賷賵賳 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳.毓賳丿賲丕 賷賳賰卮賮 丕賱睾胤丕亍 毓賳 氐賵乇丞 賱賳丕 胤亘賯 丕賱兀氐賱 賮賷 丕賱賲亘鬲丿兀 賵 丕賱賲丌賱 賵 丕賱鬲賮丕氐賷賱 賵 賱丕 鬲禺鬲賱賮 廿賱丕 賮賷 丕賱胤乇賷賯 賮賴匕丕 睾乇賷亘. 賯丿 賳乇丿丿 丕賱賲孬賱 丕賱賯丕卅賱 "賷禺賱賯 賲賳 丕賱卮亘毓賴 兀乇亘毓賷賳" 賵 賱賰賳賳丕 賱丕 賳賯賵賱賴 廿賱丕 毓賱賶 爻亘賷賱 丕賱賲亘丕賱睾丞. 兀賲丕 兀賳 賳乇賶 卮亘賷賴賳丕 兀賲丕賲賳丕 乇兀賷 丕賱毓賷賳 賵 賰兀賳賳丕 賳賳馗乇 賮賷 賲乇丌丞 賮匕賱賰 賲丕 賷噩毓賱 亘氐乇賳丕 丨丿賷丿.
亘賯丿乇 賲丕 鬲鬲賳賰乇. 亘賯丿乇 賲丕 鬲卮亘賴 賳賮爻賰.賲丕匕丕 賯氐丿 爻丕乇丕賲丕噩賵 賴賳丕 賮賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞. 賵 賲丕 兀賴賲賷丞 兀賳 賳噩丿 賳爻禺丞 兀禺乇賶 賱賳丕責
賲賳 賴賵 丕賱賳爻禺丞 毓賳 賲賳責賷亘丿賵 爻丐丕賱丕 賲賳胤賯賷丕 賵 賱賰賳 賲丕 賲丿賶 兀賴賲賷鬲賴責 賮賳丨賳 噩賲賷毓丕 賳爻禺丕 亘賷賵賱賵噩賷丞 賲賳 兀卮禺丕氐 亘丕賱睾丞 丕賱賯丿賲 賯丿 賳毓乇賮 亘毓囟賴賲 賵 賳賳賰乇 丕賱亘毓囟 丕賱兀禺乇. 兀賳丕 賵 丕賱兀禺乇 賳爻禺丕 賲鬲賲丕孬賱丞 亘丕賱賮毓賱 廿匕丕 賳馗乇賳丕 賱兀賳賮爻賳丕 賲賳 丕賱禺丕乇噩.
廿賳賳丕 噩賲賷毓丕 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 毓丕賲丞 亘賴匕丕 丕賱賯丿乇 兀賵 匕丕賰. 爻賵賶 兀賳 毓丿丿 丕賱賲卮丕賴丿賷賳 亘亘爻丕胤丞 賴賵 丕賱匕賷 賷禺鬲賱賮.丕賱氐乇丕毓 賴賳丕 亘賷賳 卮禺氐賷賳 賲鬲賲丕孬賱賷賳 兀丨丿賴賲丕 賷賳馗乇 賱賱兀賲丕賲 賵 丕賱兀禺乇 賷賳馗乇 賱賱禺賱賮. 兀丨丿賴賲丕 賷賯賵賲 亘丿賵乇 賲乇爻賵賲 賲爻亘賯丕 賵 賷毓乇賮 胤乇賷賯賴 賵 賳賴丕賷鬲賴 賵 賷丨賮馗 丕賱爻賷賳丕乇賷賵 噩賷丿丕 賵 丕賱兀禺乇 賷賲卮賷 胤亘賯丕 賱賱賴賵賶 賵 丕賱睾賷亘. 兀丨丿賴賲丕 賷賲孬賱 丕賱賲爻鬲賯亘賱 亘賷賳賲丕 丕賱兀禺乇 賷賳賵亍 賰丕賴賱賴 亘丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺.
兀賮毓賱 賰賲丕 賱賵 賰賳鬲 兀賯賵賲 亘鬲賲孬賷賱 丿賵乇. 丿賵乇 卮禺氐賷丞 丕噩鬲匕亘鬲 廿賱賶 賰賲賷賳 鬲毓乇賮 兀賳賴丕 爻鬲禺乇噩 丨賷丞 賲賳賴 賱兀賳賴丕 賯乇兀鬲 丕賱爻賷賳丕乇賷賵 賲賳 賯亘賱. 賵 亘廿賷噩丕夭 賰丕賱爻賷賳賲丕. 兀賲丕 賮賷 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺. 丕賱兀賲乇 毓賱賶 丕賱毓賰爻 鬲賲丕賲丕. 賱丕 賳毓乇賮 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍 廿賱丕 賲賳 亘毓丿.賮賷 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賱丕 鬲鬲亘賯賶 廿賱丕 賳爻禺丞 賵丕丨丿丞 亘丕賴鬲賴 賲禺鬲賱胤丞 亘丕卅爻丞 賱丕 賳丿乇賷 賰賷賮 爻鬲爻賷乇 兀賲賵乇賴丕 亘賷賳 丿賴丕賱賷夭 丕賱丨賷丕丞.
毓賱賶 賲爻丕賮丞 禺賲爻賷賳 賰賷賱賵賲鬲乇丕 賯乇乇 兀賳 丕賱兀賮囟賱 爻賷賰賵賳 廿賮乇丕睾 賲丕 賮賷 噩毓亘鬲賴 賰賱賷丕. 賵 毓賱賶 賲爻丕賮丞 賲丕卅丞 賵 毓卮乇賷賳 賰賷賱賵賲鬲乇丕 丕睾鬲丕馗 賲賳 賳賮爻賴 賱賯丿乇鬲賴 毓賱賶 兀賳 賷鬲丿亘乇 賲孬賱 賴匕賴 丕賱賮賰乇丞. 賵 毓賱賶 賲爻丕賮丞 賲丕卅鬲賷賳 賵 毓卮乇丞 賰賷賱賵賲鬲乇丕鬲 鬲禺賷賱 兀賳 鬲賮爻賷乇丕 爻胤丨賷丕 亘賱賴噩丞 賮賰丕賴賷丞 爻賷賰賮賷 乇亘賲丕 賱鬲賴丿卅丞 賮囟賵賱 兀賲賴. 賵 毓賱賶 賲爻丕賮丞 孬賱丕孬賲丕卅丞 賵 兀乇亘毓丞 毓卮乇 賰賷賱賵賲鬲乇丕 賵氐賮 賳賮爻賴 亘丕賱睾亘賷 賵 氐乇丨 兀賳 匕賱賰 賷毓賳賷 兀賳賴 賱丕 賷毓乇賮 兀賲賴. 賵 毓賱賶 賲爻丕賮丞 兀乇亘毓賲丕卅丞 賵 爻亘毓丞 賵 兀乇亘毓賷賳 賰賷賱賵賲鬲乇丕. 毓賳丿賲丕 鬲賵賯賮 兀賲丕賲 丕賱亘賷鬲 丕賱毓丕卅賱賷. 賱賲 賷賰賳 賷毓乇賮 賲丕 丕賱毓賲賱.賵 賱賲丕 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱賲賮丕乇賯丞 賮賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賴賷 鬲胤丕亘賯 丕賱卮禺氐賷鬲賷賳 賮賷 賰賱 卮賷亍 丨鬲賶 賮賷 賳丿賵亘 丕賱噩爻丿 廿賱丕 兀賳 廿乇丕丿丞 賰賱 賲賳賴賲丕 噩毓賱鬲 賱賴賲丕 胤乇賷賯賷賳 賲乇爻賵賲賷賳 丨爻亘 乇睾亘丕鬲賴賲丕 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞 賵 廿賳 賰丕賳鬲丕 賮賷 丕賱丨賷夭 丕賱囟賷賯 賳賮爻賴.
賱賰賳 賴賳丕賰 賱丨馗丕鬲 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞 鬲亘丿賵 賮賷賴丕 丕賱丨丕噩丞 賲賱丨丞 賱丕賳鬲夭丕毓 兀賳賮爻賳丕 賲賳 囟毓賮 丕賱鬲乇丿丿. 賱賮毓賱 卮賷亍 賲丕. 兀賷 卮賷亍. 丨鬲賶 賲丕 賱丕 賷賮賷丿. 丨鬲賶 丕賱爻胤丨賷. 兀禺乇 毓賱丕賲丞 毓賱賶 丕賱賯丿乇丞 丕賱廿乇丕丿賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 賱丕 鬲夭丕賱 亘丕賯賷丞 賱賳丕. 賲孬賱 丕賱乇氐丿 賲賳 孬賯亘 賯賮賱 亘丕亘 賲賳毓賳丕 賲賳 毓亘賵乇賴.賴賱 賴賷 丿毓賵賴 廿賱賶 賳亘匕 丕賱賰乇丕賴賷丞 賵 鬲噩爻賷乇 丕賱賴賵丞 丕賱賮丕氐賱丞 亘賷賳賳丕 賵 亘賷賳 丕賱兀禺乇 丕賱匕賷 賴賵 賲孬賱賳丕 賵 廿賳 乇兀賷賳丕 睾賷乇 匕賱賰責
賷賯丕賱 廿賳 賲賳 賷賰乇賴 賳賮爻賴 賴賵 賵丨丿賴 賲賳 賷賰乇賴 丕賱丌禺乇. 賱賰賳 兀爻賵兀 囟乇賵亘 丕賱賰乇丕賴賷丞 賷噩亘 兀賳 鬲賰賵賳 丕賱賰乇丕賴賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲丨孬 毓賱賶 毓丿賲 鬲丨賵賱 丕賱賲爻丕賵丕丞 賲毓 丕賱丌禺乇 賵 毓賱賶 毓丿賲 鬲丨賲賱賴丕 賱丕爻賷賲丕 廿匕丕 賰丕賳鬲 賴匕賴 丕賱賲爻丕賵丕丞 賲胤賱賯丞.
"Stranci smo svi, 膷ak i mi ovde. Na koga misli拧, Na tebe i sebe, na tvoj zdrav razum i na tebe samog, retko razgovaramo, tek s vremena na vreme, a ako 膰emo iskreno, malo puta je i imalo smisla, Pa 拧ta da uradim onda, To ve膰 ne znam, nije moj posao, uloga zdravog razuma u istoriji va拧e vrste nikada nije i拧la dalje od preporuke da se bude na oprezu i jede pile膰a supa."
"...me膽utim, privilegija koju u啪ivamo, da znamo sve 拧to 膰e se dogoditi do poslednje stranice ove pripovesti, uz izuzetak onoga 拧to tek treba izmisliti u budu膰nosti, dozvoljava nam da unapred ka啪emo da 膰e...."
"Ovde je neophodna zagrada. Postoje trenuci u pripovesti, a ovaj je, kako 膰e se pokazati, upravo jedan od takvih u kojima bi svako pripoveda膷evo paralelno prikazivanje ideja i ose膰anja, nezavisno od toga 拧ta u tom trenu ose膰aju ili misle likovi, trebalo da bude zabranjeno zakonima dobrog pripovedanja."