"The old magician then bowed and said that he too had a request: he would like the six courtiers to bring him a statue of a beautiful woman. The court was suprised at the old magician's request, for even if he had mastered the art of bringing forth a live woman from the stone, his deed could only equal that of his rival without surpassing it; and by virtue of being second, he would seem only an imitator, without daring or originality." ~~~ Steven Millhauser
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