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Stage One:
Initially, the sign (image
representation) is а
reflection of basic reality.
Stage Two:
я The sign masks a basic
7 reality. The image becomes
Bes a distortion of reality.
Stage Three:
The sign marks the absence
of basic reality. The image calls
into question what the reality
Я
is and if it even exists.
Stage Four:
The sign bears no relation
у 2 4 to any reality whatsoever; it
is its own pure simulacrum.