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    Decoding Ben Lerner's 10:04

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    An exploration of how Lerner's novel bends time and reality, examining its meta-fictional structure and recurring themes of identity, climate anxiety, and possible futures—all through the lens of 'everything as it is, just a little different.'

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    Everything will be as it is now, just a little different. It's not promising radical transformation or apocalyptic change—just this subtle shift in perception that somehow changes everything.

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    Time Bending Through 10:04

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    0:24
    0:30
    0:40
    0:52
    2

    The Virtual Present and Multiple Futures

    1:03
    1:15
    1:28
    1:39
    1:53
    2:06
    2:22
    2:38
    2:52
    3:02
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    The Fragility of Narrative and Memory

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    3:53
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    4:24
    4:35
    4:49
    5:03
    5:15
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    Art in the Age of Commodification

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    5:38
    5:50
    6:01
    6:13
    6:26
    6:36
    6:48
    6:58
    7:12
    7:23
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    The Communal Body and Collective Consciousness

    7:33
    7:43
    7:56
    1:15
    8:18
    8:33
    8:47
    9:02
    9:17
    9:27
    9:40
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    Temporal Disruption as Literary Strategy

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    10:04
    10:18
    10:29
    10:39
    10:50
    11:01
    11:12
    11:23
    11:35
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    Practical Lessons for Living in Uncertain Times

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    11:54
    12:10
    12:24
    12:33
    5:38
    12:57
    13:09
    13:20
    13:29
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    The Same but Different

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