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The sigh of History rises over ruins, not over landscapes.
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The quote contrasts ruins with ordinary landscapes. It suggests that history feels most strongly present where the remains of past events are visible. A landscape may simply exist, but ruins carry traces of what came before, giving the past a sorrowful, lingering voice.
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