By Allen Ashby
Each of the 12 chapters is situated in pictures that are usually taken from literature, and naturally the identify itself is taken from a spot of the earth that remains a secret, from a box of damaged and fallen stones within the Salisbury undeniable in England. the purpose of the philosophical attempt here's to stroll round the mind's eye as you can stroll round the circle of these stones, preserving the secret alive inside.
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