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MAG · 18 September 2026

To Embrace What Can't Be Embraced

A panoramic view of the canyon rim; a figure seen from behind standing on a low stone wall with arms spread wide; wide canyon layers and a great sky with white cumulus clouds beyond
A panoramic view of the canyon rim; a figure seen from behind standing on a low stone wall with arms spread wide; wide canyon layers and a great sky with white cumulus clouds beyond

Photograph: MAG · Description: AI

Someone has climbed onto the wall and spread their arms, as though to take hold of something that cannot be taken hold of. The canyon has nothing against it. It

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