A not complete unit or a new unit. The elements in the 3 parts should neither fit nor not fit together. One would like not to be led. Avoid the idea of a puzzle which could be solved. Remove the signs of thought. It is not thought which needs showing.

Jasper Johns
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In this quote, the author is speaking of a puzzle where there are no right answers. There is no way to be sure that the pieces of the puzzle fit together. As a result, we cannot be sure that we ever really know the answer to any question. This idea is interesting because it is possible that we can never come to know the answer.

This also relates to the idea of a not complete unit or a new unit. The elements in the 3 parts should neither fit nor not fit together. One would like not to be led.

Avoid the idea of a puzzle which could be solved. Remove the signs of thought. It is not thought which needs showing.

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