![]() ![]() And at the same time only distance allows us to go back to a likely beginning.ġ514, Albert Hohenzollern becomes archbishop of Magdeburg. Before distance obscures my backward glance, muffling the hubbub of voices, of weapons, armies, laughter, shouts. I want to recall everything, right from the beginning, the details, chance, the flow of events. The years we have been through have buried the world’s innocence for ever. My names, and those who have travelled those twisting paths. The book, perhaps the only remaining copy, has never been opened. The coin of the kingdom of the mad dangles on my chest to remind me of the eternal oscillation of human fortunes. The yellowed and decrepit letters, the dust of decades. The meticulous handwriting, no smudges, tiny. ![]() On the first page it says: In the fresco I’m one of the figures in the background. ![]()
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