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I know a tiny bit of mathematics and even less of poetry, but I recognise fixpoints<\/a> and scale invariance<\/a> when I read them:<\/p>\n

What is Good? What is Evil?:<\/p>\n

“A point A point
\nand on it you find balance and exist
\nand beyond it turmoil and darkness
\nand before it the roar of angels<\/p>\n

A point A point
\nand on it you can progress infinitely
\notherwise, nothing else exists any more”<\/p>\n

And the Scales which, stretching my arms,
\nseemed to balance light and instinct, were<\/p>\n

THIS WORLD
\nthis small world the great!<\/p>\n

“Axion Esti”
\nOdysseus Elytis<\/p>\n

\"elytis\"
O. Elytis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"mandelbrot\"
B. Mandelbrot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"BROUWER\"
L. E. Brouwer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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