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extraordinary intensity and fragility.”* Essentially, instead of building bridges, Hölderlin tried to build another Babel of his own, and he built too close to the sun. His wings were burned, he lost his sanity.
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extraordinary intensity and fragility.”* Essentially, instead of building bridges, Hölderlin tried to build another Babel of his own, and he built too close to the sun. His wings were burned, he lost his sanity.
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