Mr. Cogito never trusted
tricks of the imagination
the piano at the top of the Alps
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Mr. Cogito was rather a boring person, wasn't he? As Rajnish Manga says, he would never have been a poet!
Mr Cogito's dislike for a world full of imagination is sure to debar him to become a poet or the merchant of dreams. Look at these magical lines which are so adorable: the piano at the top of the Alps / played false concerts for him. My heart goes out to the composer of this wonderful poem.
Knowing how the Nazis used words to hide meaning, knowing with certainty 'a knife is a knife' is crucial in the service of truth. We live in an era where words again are more smokescreens than beacons for meaning.