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... 1 ANTONIO MERCURIO THE ULYSSEANS The Theorem and the Myth for traveling from one universe... ...nother Sophia University of Rome 2 Published by The SOLARIS INSTITUTE of The SOPHIA UNIVERSITY OF ROME. (S.U.R.) Cr... ... Under the following conditions: Attribution — You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way tha... ...anslations authorized by the Author. 3 Note from the translator: In this text, several of the author’s books are mentioned. Some are alread... ... {The Existential Unconscious} you will note a double spiral inside of two pyramids, one that descends towards the lower depths and the other that as... ...ble to say whether they are right or wrong but, as the title of my article states, I do have something new and impossible to propose, regarding matte... ...reating, individually and together, not like in the times of the Egyptian pyramids or the Gothic cathedrals, because now, if everyone is an artist... ...ng a kingdom on this earth where human beings, with their souls and bodies united, could live freely and completely, free from any type of slavery, ... ... confines of this universe’s space-time. Many human lives, when they are united socially and historically, create a language and a culture. From t...

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...ven David Justin Sills "My work is not a piece of writing designed to meet the taste of an immediate public, but was done to last forever" --Thucydide... ... forever" --Thucydides Part I Koan 0 There was tranquility to be had in a long morphine induced sleep where dreams were as uneventful as the ide... ...be had in a long morphine induced sleep where dreams were as uneventful as the idealized restfulness of death; but though privileged enough to be imp... ...erwards with excruciating pain from her backbone being lodged inordinately in one position on her bed for hours, despite the pillows she put under he... ... such, she had been the inheritor of a large portion of the coffers of the United States government. Only from being such an heiress had she been abl... ...she had been the inheritor of a large portion of the coffers of the United States government. Only from being such an heiress had she been able to ge... ...ven the adoration one had for a nurturing parent could stand like the Giza pyramids and not be razed by poor judgments, ill- conceived circumstances...

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