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The City & The City by China Mieville

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"'The City and the City is a place that both exists and does not exist, a testament to the complexities of perception and reality.'"


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A misty urban landscape with towering skyscrapers, a person in a long coat faces a painted wall saying THE CITY, THE CITY, embodying the complexities of perception and reality from The City and the City.

"'But what if I wanted to see? What if I wanted to know the truth?'"


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"'Our cities are defined not just by physical boundaries, but by the barriers we create in our minds.'"


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"'There are things that may be seen and things that must not. The line between them is a fragile one.'"


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"'To see is to choose; to choose is to act, to engage.'"


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A colorful illustration featuring a child holding a large blue crayon, standing before a wall with an incomplete drawing of a red 'X,' emphasizing the quote about seeing, choosing, and acting.

"'In the end, we are all shaped by the cities we inhabit, by the borders that define us.'"


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"'The act of observation can change the observed.'"


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"'What is reality, if not a construct of our own making?'"


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"'The truth of a place cannot be found in its maps but in its stories.'"


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A quaint village with charming houses, a stone bridge, and a fountain by a scenic river, embodying the essence of stories over maps in capturing a place's truth.

"'In witnessing the invisible, we engage with the essence of our existence.'"


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A silhouetted figure stands in a dimly lit alley, shrouded in mist, with the quote, In witnessing the invisible, we engage with the essence of our existence, overlaying the scene.
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