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Semiosis

2015-04-04 · 916 views · license: CC BY-NC 2.0

Semiosis — pen and ink drawing by Daniel Ari Friedman. "If something cannot be used to tell a lie, conversely it cannot be used to tell the truth: it cannot in fact be used 't
Semiosis — pen and ink drawing

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"If something cannot be used to tell a lie, conversely it cannot be used to tell the truth: it cannot in fact be used 'to tell' at all." -Umberto Eco

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