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'"Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" is a 1940 MagicRealism short story by Creator/JorgeLuisBorges. Although it's only a few thousand words long and not a particularly easy read, it quickly became one of the most influential works of fiction of the 1940's.

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'"Tlön, "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" is a 1940 MagicRealism short story by Creator/JorgeLuisBorges. Although it's only a few thousand words long and not a particularly easy read, it quickly became one of the most influential works of fiction of the 1940's.

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* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: The people of Tlön believe it, and [[IKnowYouKnowIKnow uncritical Cyclopedia readers believe that Uqbar believes Tlön believes it]], which allows Tlön to creep into reality. In other words, believing makes "believing makes it real" real.



* YourMindMakesItReal: The people of Tlön believe it, and [[IKnowYouKnowIKnow uncritical Cyclopedia readers believe that Uqbar believes Tlön believes it]], which allows Tlön to creep into reality. In other words, Your Mind Makes "YourMindMakesItReal" Real.
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* DeathOfTheAuthor: Discussed. In accordance with their disbelief in discrete objects (see StarfishLanguage), Tlönese literary criticism is said to involve attributing unrelated stories to the same author and analysing the implications for the author's worldview.

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* DeathOfTheAuthor: Discussed.Discussed InUniverse. In accordance with their disbelief in discrete objects (see StarfishLanguage), Tlönese literary criticism is said to involve attributing unrelated stories to the same author and analysing the implications for the author's worldview.

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