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Body Quote by Ben Lerner

“When the narrator feels like an octopus, when he says…” quote by Ben Lerner — Download Open image

“When the narrator feels like an octopus, when he says his limbs are starting to multiply, he means he has inklings of orders of perception beyond his individual body.”

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