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Memory unimpeded; and then, forgetting.

Memory unimpeded; and then, forgetting.

Memories don't fade. Tears in the rain; and then, forgetting.

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Philippe du Col
Dec 10, 2023
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Memory unimpeded; and then, forgetting.
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There are things I still cannot remember; that is, only five things, and Dr Sacks told me decades ago, that there was plenty of extra room, I remember, and that it might last unless I got hit by a train or plane.

So, I try not to fly. Flying tomorrow will be painful. Life goes on.

Studying in Jerusalem in the summer of 1973 I met Yair at …

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