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From the original text · Kathasaritsagara (Ocean of the Streams of Stories)
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From the original text · Kathasaritsagara (Ocean of the Streams of Stories)
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From the original text · Kathasaritsagara (Ocean of the Streams of Stories)
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Exactly ninety-five thousand.
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Pranam: making yourself small for a moment.
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The star you were born under.
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The open door.
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The first haircut.
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Looking inside.
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Because it is alive.
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