Crossing time, objects come to life.⁠
History inhabits them,⁠
They become enchanted.⁠
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In Barcelona, since the early 14th century,⁠
second hand objects are exchanged at the Mercat dels Encants,⁠ a name whose sound evokes, though does not mean, ⁠
the Market of Enchantment.⁠
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Enchanted objects,⁠
Collectors in search of companionship,⁠
Magic unfolds at the Mercat dels Encants.⁠
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For the duration of this Essay,⁠
PARDOhats pieces come to inhabit this historic space,⁠
in the hope that one day, they too, will be enchanted.⁠
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Meanwhile, they play the enchanted.⁠