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The phrase is somehow meaningful, the words nullify one other.
The art dealer kept telling it: This is an original copy of the print. She nodded as though it made sense; original and copy could live in the same breath without the world exploding. Original edition. DNA copied from our parents with occasional typographical mistakes. Personalities created from individuals we have known, books we have studied, and trauma we inherit.
According to the philosopher, there is no such thing as an original idea. Every object is a remix. A cover song. Degradated like a VHS tape played too many times, a copy of a copy of a copy still nevertheless first experience YOU had it, therefore it's original to you.
Original human being Though distinct, made from the same template as seven billion others. Mass-produced yet distinct.
Buys the original copy.
Takes it back home.
Hangs it nearby the mirror.