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Five O'Clock

Translation from Romanian of the short story with the same title by XIXth Century Romanian writer Ion Luca Caragiale

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A. S. Tarmu
Feb 16, 2026
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A few days ago I asked ChatGPT to generate a caricature based on what it knew about me. The result was a XIX century-looking scientist and writer holding a tablet displaying a map. The anachronism did not bother me, it played well into my obsession with the concept of time travel. It also made me remember an ambitious idea I had a few years ago, to host…

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