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Hi there. Is Charles Brissaud related to Pierre Brissaud. I’d love to find out more about the former. I can see why you are drawn to him! Thanks for all these wonderful posts.

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Ha. I don't know why I wrote Charles, I meant Pierre! I have corrected it now. And you're very welcome, thank you for reading them.

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What a lovely post. It triggered a recollection of a verse in Ursula Le Guin’s translation of the Tao Te Ching, which I had to look up.

The uses of not

Thirty spokes meet in the hub.

Where the wheel isn't is where it's useful.

Hollowed out, clay makes a pot.

Where the pot's not is where it's useful.

Cut doors and windows to make a room.

Where the room isn't, there's room for you.

So the profit in what is is in the use of what isn't.

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