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 Adapted from: Ricoeur, Paul. (1970) What is a Text? Explanation and Understanding. Reprinted in: Valdés, Mario J. (ed.) (1991) A Ricoeur Reader: Reflection & Imagination, Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, pp. 43-64.