rhythms for bears

animals are divided into:

• those that belong to the Emperor,

• embalmed ones,

• those that are trained,

• suckling pigs,

• mermaids,

• fabulous ones,

• stray dogs,

• those included in the present classification,

• those that tremble as if they were mad,

• innumerable ones,

• those drawn with a very fine camelhair brush,

• others,

• those that have just broken a flower vase,

• those that from a long way off look like flies.

from the Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge,

 Jorge Luis Borges