Word: amphibium
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...Arthur Koestler's The Act of Creation. To Koestler, the artist exists on a trivial plane of daily existence, but he must descend to a harrowing private Hades if he is to find fresh inspiration. Koestler quotes Sir Thomas Browne that "man is 'that great and true amphibium, whose nature is disposed to live not only like other creatures in diverse elements, but in divided and distinguished worlds.' " Night Journey seems to have reminded Poons of two such divided worlds. One is a sun lit, sandy sea inhabited by bright-colored forms, the other a smoggy pink...
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