A monument: large scale, permanent, concrete in significance. The figures in this book: small, ephemeral, non-specific in meaning. The objects in this book clearly aspire to something greater than they are.
Then, what are they?
Be advised, dear reader-cum-viewer: You will find no Rosetta Stone here except one of your own making.
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