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- February 1919 (Creation)
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28 x 43.5 cm
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Handwritten drafts of the poem "It Must Have Been the Spirits" on the first and last pages of a ruled double sheet notepaper; on both sides of a ruled sheet; on both sides of pieces of paper. Cancellations and emendations. The handwritten word "superseded" on a small piece of paper. Handmade folder with the title, the note "Temp[orary] ti[tle]", and date.
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Mainly Greek
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Writing in pencil and ink. indiscernible watermark. Physical item wear: oxidations caused by metal paperclips.
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"It Must Have Been the Spirits" >Α618
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Cavafy, C. P.. “It Must Have Been the Spirits”. Poem (manuscript), February 1919. GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S01-F01-SF001-0003 (161), 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-SF001-0003.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Cavafy, C. P. (Authority)