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LIBRARY:
collection
of links, texts, images, and other support material. Inspired
by "The Library of Babel", by Jorge Luis Borges.

"The
universe (which others call the Library) is composed of an indefinite
and perhaps infinite number of hexagonal galleries, with vast
air shafts between, surrounded by very low railings. From any
of the hexagons one can see, interminably, the upper and lower
floors. The distribution of the galleries is invariable. Twenty
shelves, five long shelves per side, cover all the sides except
two; their height, which is the distance from floor to ceiling,
scarcely exceeds that of a normal bookcase. One of the free sides
leads to a narrow hallway which opens on to another gallery, identical
to the first and to all the rest. To the left and right of the
hallway there are two very small closets. In the first, one may
sleep standing up; in the other, satisfy one's fecal necessities.
Also through here passes a spiral stairway, which sinks abysmally
and soars upwards to remote distances. In the hallway there is
a mirror which faithfully duplicates all appearances. Men usually
infer from this mirror that the Library is not infinite (if it
really were, why this illusory duplication?); I prefer to dream
that its polished surfaces represent and promise the infinite..."
(1)
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