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  1. John Berger _ From A to X: A Story in

    The single word that counted on Wednesday was the one that came from the muzzle of a gun, addressed to somebody on their knees. Better to choose our hour than to accept this. We know each other. We've known each other from the time of Crocodilopolis. {Letter unsent}
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  2. John Berger _ From A to X: A Story in

    سأقرأ بعض الأسطر من دون ترجمتها. ستسمعين السّر، وسيبقى السّر سرّاً.
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  3. John Berger _ From A to X: A Story in

    الماضي هو الزمن الوحيد الذي لسنا سجناء له. يمكننا تغيير الماضي تماماً كما نرغب. ما لا يمكننا القيام به هو تغيير نتائجه.
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  4. John Berger _ From A to X: A Story in

    They can't foresee what we intend to do next. This is why they lose their nerve. They can't cross the zone of silence they herd us into. A zone bordered on their side by the distant din of their false accusations, and on our side by our silent final intentions.
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  5. John Berger _ From A to X: A Story in

    لا يكتب أي شاعر أكثر من قصيدة واحدة. قصيدة تمتد مسافة العمر كله، وقد يظن أنه يكتب قصائد قصيرة مختلفة. لكن في الحقيقة إنها جميعاً أجزاءٌ من القصيدة الطويلة ذاتها.
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  6. John Berger _ From A to X: A Story in

    الأشياء الصغيرة هي التي تخيفنا، و الأشياء الضخمة التي بإمكانها أن تقتل هي التي تمنحنا الشجاعة.
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  7. John Berger _ From A to X: A Story in

    No place for illusions here. The beat doesn't stop solitude, it doesn't cure pain, you can't telephone it - it's simply a reminder that you belong to a shared story.
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  8. John Berger _ From A to X: A Story in

    آمل ألاّ انجب أبدا. إنها القسوة بعينها أن نأتي بروح أخرى إلى هذا العالم.
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  9. John Berger _ From A to X: A Story in

    I've learnt something more. The expectation of a body can last as long as any hope. Like mine expecting yours. As soon as they gave you two life sentences, I stopped believing in their time.
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  10. John Berger _ From A to X: A Story in

    At some point when tending someone you love who is in pain, you reach the edge of a lake, and you look at each other with such joy at the stillness. {Letter unsent}
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