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He had walked on the beach and wished for icy winds to sweep away everything that sounded like mere linguistic habit, a malicious kind of habit that prevented thinking by producing the illusion that it had already taken place and found its conclusion in the hollow words.
He had walked on the beach and wished for icy winds to sweep away everything that sounded like mere linguistic habit, a malicious kind of habit that prevented thinking by producing the illusion that it had already taken place and found its conclusion in the hollow words.
Approximate author period: c. 1995 AD · modern
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- Pascal Mercier
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- Approximate author period: c. 1995 AD · modern
Approximate historical context for attribution to Pascal Mercier, based on documented writing activity in 1995. The university's memorial identifies Peter Bieri as the writer using the pen name Pascal Mercier and states that he published novels under that name from 1995. This anchors the pen name's documented writing activity. Source: Freie Universitaet Berlin: In memoriam Peter Bieri, https://www.fu-berlin.de/informationen-fuer/beschaeftigte/personalia/wir-trauern/2023/bieri/index.html (checked 2026-10-09). This does not establish the composition date or authenticate the attribution of these words. Source: https://www.fu-berlin.de/informationen-fuer/beschaeftigte/personalia/wir-trauern/2023/bieri/index.html (accessed 2026-10-09).
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