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The Circular Ruins, By Jorge Borges
In the short story, The Circular Ruins, by Jorge Borges, is mystical place filled with mysterious, unimaginable powers called the circular ruins. The main character in this story is filled with weakness and realizes that he should rest in the temple and sleep. He dreams and dreams as though it was true reality. This man then decides to create another human being (a man) and project him into real life. Everyday the man tries to sleep in order to dream up his perfect vision of “his son”. However, days pass and he is consumed with insomnia, unable to sleep. After a couple hours of sleep, the man is able to dream of a bodily function: a heart. Although he could not envision the heart all too plainly, the visions became stronger each night. Decades
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