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The Cemeteries of Paris II

The Cemeteries of Paris II

LES CIMÉTIÈRES: Instructions for use

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Do not eat all day.  Prepare body and mind ritually.  Bring some cheese, an apple, and a bottle of orange soda, sit at a bench in the autumn sun for hours and watch people walk by as you eat. No reading or other distractions. Let your nostrils fill with this air and your mind with the thoughts provoked by being here, in this place. Wipe the sweat on …

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