The Dog of Tears
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‘We have forgotten what it is to look at one another and to notice.’   What does it mean to really see? This week, Sally is meditating on the power of images to connect us in a busy world. Join her as she reflects on José Saramago’s novel Blindness, on empathy and attention, and how literature offers us ways of tuning in to our surroundings.    Guitar music by D. Gwalia, piano music by Paul Sebastian.    This episode was produced by Lucie Richter-Mahr.    Special thanks to Andrew Smith, Kris Dyer, Violet Henderson, and Maeve Magnus. 
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