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25.5 x 40.5 cm
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Handwritten poem ("Towards the Fall") on the first page of a ruled double sheet notepaper, written by Cavafy. The title has been crossed out. Notes in pencil in the left margin and at the bottom of the page; verse emendation. Note "Galva (as the title)" at bottom left. The remaining pages are blank.
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Greek
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Writing in ink and pencil. Watermark: Conqueror London. Physical item wear: oxidation.
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"Nero's Deadline" >Α158
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Cavafy, C. P.. “Towards the Fall”. Poem (manuscript), n.d.. GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S01-F01-SF001-0148 (790), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF01-S01-F01-SF001-0148.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Cavafy, C. P. (Authority)
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The handwritten note in pencil "Nero Worries Not" at bottom right, possibly as an alternative title for the poem.