- Axolotl by Julio Cortazar (1914-1984) (ambystoma.uky.edu)
There was a time when I thought a great deal about the axolotls. I went to see them in the aquarium at tbe Jardin des Plantes and stayed for hours watching them, observing their immobility, their faint movements. Now I am an axolotl.
- Ectasian (Wikipedia)
The Ectasian Period (from Ancient Greek: ἔκτασις, romanized: éktasis, meaning “extension”) is the second geologic period in the Mesoproterozoic Era and lasted from 1400 Mya ago to 1200 Mya (million years ago). Instead of being based on stratigraphy, these dates are defined chronometrically.