42-thing – UNIDEO

EN: thing
FR: chose
ZH: 事物 (shìwù)
JA: 物 (mono)
IT: cosa
DE: Ding
ES: cosa
RU: вещь (veshch')
EO: afero

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37. To invite him to his childish games…

Then he asked the God of war to use the keychain to inform everyone of the nature of the asjinc horn. The warrior god’s irritation must have reached its peak at this point, for it was not appropriate to invite him to his childish games! He steadfastly refused!

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31. The thread was invisible…

The thread was invisible and infinitely stretchable, and only a mechanism of optical keys, adjusted like glasses, allowed its wearer to observe it.

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29. A few lengths of this thread…

“This is… unexpected, replied the head of the council, barely masking his amusement. But so be it. The god of passions will therefore give you a few lengths of this thread, which we encourage you to use sparingly…” Thus surrounded by laughter and congratulations, the visitor was invited to follow a page who promptly led him into the love-thread factory.

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27. The thread of love…

“I would like to receive some divine lengths of what I believe you call “The thread of love”…” The head of the Council was taken aback: “The thread of love, seriously?!” “The thread of love!” was heard from both sides. “The thread of love”, repeated the man, subject to all eyes.

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39. Combinations of shapes in silence …

The use of this language revealed previously unknown meanings, including that of the asjinc horn. At this point, the visitor handed each of them a copy of the optical keychain, and all were soon able to inquire about this previously mysterious object. And the knowledge they were now able to gain extended at their request, referring to combinations of shapes whose silence worried many.

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20. We heard that you would be leaving…

Its freshness reminded us of the reality of these places, the abundance of which too many had neglected (…) We heard, however, that you would be leaving us at dawn on the third day. And you see us sad.

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19. Man’s time was short…

Alas, everyone knew that a Man’s time was short, and that he would soon have to leave if he wished to rest among his own kind. The head of the council, draped in his prestige, opened the meeting: “Visitor, you are indeed a man. Yet during your stay, we have had nothing but praise for your presence.

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14. What kind of bric-a-brac…

So much so, that they sometimes wondered what kind of bric-a-brac such a collection of things would end up being. Yet one evening, at the evening table to which he was now invited, the visitor announced that he wished to make a statement. Suddenly, an unfamiliar silence settled in.

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12. Difficult to keep track of time here…

And so the weeks and months went by, though it was difficult to keep track of time here. The man gleaned a wealth of disparate information, insignificant details, scattered knowledge. Here, as everywhere else, great divisions reigned. Everyone was attached to their own knowledge, culture, power and language, and made it a point of honor to share them only in exceptional circumstances. Here, as elsewhere, for the frog at the bottom of the well, the sky was the limit.

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09. To learn how to learn…

“To learn, said the other, a little taken aback, but learning what?!” “I’ve come to learn how to learn” continued the visitor, his heart growing ever lighter. The God of war, with his powerful torso, ready for all kinds of combat, found this one to be of a very mediocre sort.

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