The beginning–end and death are inextricably linked to the possibility of un- derstanding the reality of life as something which may be comprehended.

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In a way, it is possible to present culture as a structure which, submerged in a world external to itself, draws this world into itself and expels it in a re-elaborated form (organised) according to the structure of its own language

Juri Lotman