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In literature, "interstice" evokes the idea of a small gap or opening, one that both separates and connects elements within a whole. For instance, in Jules Verne’s work, the phrase "No hole, no interstice" [1] capitalizes on this intrinsic void to emphasize a complete, unyielding structure. By contrast, in The Journals of Lewis and Clark, the term is used more constructively, highlighting how bricks not only cover but also interact with the spaces between them, suggesting that even gaps play an integral role in a larger, organized pattern [2].
  1. No hole, no interstice.
    — from A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne
  2. these are laid regularly in ranges on each other like bricks, each breaking or covering the interstice of the two on which it rests.
    — from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis

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