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[Essay] | The Infinity of the Small, by Alan P. Lightman | Harper's Magazine

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Have we reached the frontier of the minuscule?

March 2018 Issue [Essay] The Infinity of the Small Adjust Share Have we reached the frontier of the minuscule? by Alan Lightman , I t is the end of June, and I am wandering about my small island in Maine. I’ve been thinking about the materiality of the world. Today, I just want to experience the fleshiness of this island. I run my hands along the bristly branches of a spruce tree. I could identify that prickle blindfolded. My bare feet sink into spongy moss. On the rocks lie mussel shells dropped from on high by crafty gulls seeking to break them apart and liberate the food within. The shells

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