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August 14, 2005

Laurence - The monk

Ever seen the monk?

He looks like a burlap-wrapped lump with darkness in the openings of his dirty robe.

However, if you offer paper to the monk, he'll twist and shudder for a few moments before placing an intricate origami sculpture on the sidewalk.

These aren't just swans and horses and crabs. No, these are amazing things he folds into existence, like merry-go-rounds and jugglers - they actually move.

Unfold them, and they're just sheets of paper. No magic at all.

Once, I reached in his robe. It stung, and my hand came away bloody.

Just like a paper cut.

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