XXVIII. Aztec Eyes: Axolotl by Julio Cortázar.
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This episode wraps up the metamorphosis trilogy with a short story about weird little guys. Niko and Tatiana read Axolotl by Julio Cortázar, in which a man imagines himself transformed into an axolotl at the Jardin des Plantes. They discuss sight, reflection, and morphing time and space.  
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