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Image by Johanne Brunet. Cambridge University, 1953. At two o'clock in the morning, a student is sitting at his desk. He has been there for hours. In front of him is the beginning of an essay. He has been writing it, ripping it up and rewriting it for several days. It's due to be handed in tomorrow, but he still can't get past the opening sentence. He doesn't understand it.
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