an archaeology of heat translated by jacob steinberg
I’ve always wanted to be an archaeologist of words, to excavate deep into their meaning. This is my fieldwork: *** The diggers found the pathways from one of the Old City’s means of transport. It appeared to be a type of massive vehicle on railway. In no time they reached the debris of what seemed to be a station from that form of transportation. Surrounding it was just dirt and more dirt: they were surprised to discover that the inhabitants of the Old City had rudimentary aerial constructions. When the findings were published in a report, some mentioned in the opinion columns that the New Downtown ought to be demolished in order to rediscover the Link completely, although the majority took it as a joke. ***
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