Back in 1995 I visited an exhibition of the late period Degas in the National Gallery of London. Among the
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Some administrative tasks have grounded me today in Athens, Greece. My revenge to fate is the layered dish I present
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«Oταν έχει τις πληγήν βαθείαν κρυφήν, εις την θάλασσαν πρέπει να πλέει, μόνος, ολομόναχος»! Ήτον απόλαυσις, όνειρον, θαύμα. Είχεν απομακρυνθεί
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