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The Long Dream of the Canal and Its Visionary Drive

A sprawling reminiscence traces the opening of the Suez Canal with vivid, imperfect prose. It weaves reflections on intoxication, education, and social reform alongside a detailed travelogue describing ships, desert shores, and the awe of a navigable waterway linking continents. The narration centers on vast human ambitions, the canal’s milestone significance, and the complex narrator’s voice grappling with memory and meaning.