"Not being able to touch is sometimes as interesting as being able to touch."

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"Not being able to touch is sometimes as interesting as being able to touch."

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"The stones tear like flesh, rather than breaking. Although what happens is violent, it is a violence that is in stone. A tear is more unnerving than a break."

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