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ANNO·VICESIMO·NONO·DIE·PRIMO·VITÆ·POVYA
![When thinking about the cafes in Tehran; my contemplation was that a 'form' I am familiar with is being realized in Iran and I was happy.
But then as my friend Mohammad-Hossein puts it; Iran digested it and made it part of itself; and started to make it its own. So essentially the new thing was something new.
I was hardly thinking why is it when I realized basically the form in my mind is a collection of things; and therefore it is a 'Ship of ==Teseus==' respectively. This then creates a realization;
[A diagram titled 'SHIP OF TESEUS IN COLLISION' showing two cloud-like shapes containing stars. One is labeled 'ONE SHIP OF TESEUS' and the other 'AN OTHER SHIP OF TESEUS', with curved arrows indicating a circular or exchange flow between them.]](/photographs/thoughts/2025/01/09/ship-of-theseus-in-collision-1.webp)
Ship of Theseus in Collision (1/2)
![[A drawing of a large, dashed-line cloud containing many stars, with the words 'SHIPS COLLAPSED TOGETHER' written among the stars.]
Basically the cafes that I no longer fancy are different ships of ==Teseus== smashed together.
And it then becomes evident that the identity is the pattern of which the elements are formed together; and therefore the 'ship' (if my words make any sense)](/photographs/thoughts/2025/01/09/ship-of-theseus-in-collision-2.webp)
Ship of Theseus in Collision (2/2)
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