By highlighting the existence of various different yet converging modernities that are disentangled from specific temporal and geographical setups, the texts suggest that there has never been only one history that can be interpreted and written in one particular way, but a pluriversality of approaches to the past – a pluriversality that has to be critically examined, but can also be joyfully celebrated.

I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship-life, which was varied […] by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.

The changes to the algorithm resulted in a thousandfold increase in efficiency, earning the engineer a small brass plaque.

I could carry a spare pair of polaroids; however, Steve usually carries an extra pair which should be sufficient back-up for both of us.