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Luis Vidales

THE THEORY OF DOORS

I am someone who is fond of scientific investigations. Recently I’ve discovered a theory of
equilibrium.

Before all the scientists in the world I present here my theory of equilibrium.

When a door opens, the equidistant door, on the other side of the world, inevitably closes.

It is because of this – and we all have seen it – that doors suddenly close by themselves.

The day on which all doors opened at once, the world would be full of holes and the wind
would go into them and it would take the earth to the limitless spaces . . .

Teoría de las puertas

Teoría de las puertas

Soy alguien dado a investigaciones científicas. Últimamente he descubierto una teoría del
equilibrio.

Ante todos los sabios del mundo yo siento mi teoría de equilibrio.

Cuando una puerta se abre, la puerta equidistante, al otro lado del mundo, se cierra
irremisiblemente.

Por esto – y todos lo hemos visto–  de golpe, las puertas se cierran solas.

El día que todas las puertas se abrieran de una vez, el mundo quedaría lleno de huecos y el
viento se entraría en ellos y se llevaría la tierra por los espacios ilímites . . .
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THE THEORY OF DOORS

I am someone who is fond of scientific investigations. Recently I’ve discovered a theory of
equilibrium.

Before all the scientists in the world I present here my theory of equilibrium.

When a door opens, the equidistant door, on the other side of the world, inevitably closes.

It is because of this – and we all have seen it – that doors suddenly close by themselves.

The day on which all doors opened at once, the world would be full of holes and the wind
would go into them and it would take the earth to the limitless spaces . . .

THE THEORY OF DOORS

I am someone who is fond of scientific investigations. Recently I’ve discovered a theory of
equilibrium.

Before all the scientists in the world I present here my theory of equilibrium.

When a door opens, the equidistant door, on the other side of the world, inevitably closes.

It is because of this – and we all have seen it – that doors suddenly close by themselves.

The day on which all doors opened at once, the world would be full of holes and the wind
would go into them and it would take the earth to the limitless spaces . . .
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