Story By Jane Delector
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Jane Delector

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The Tearsmith
Updated at Apr 16, 2024, 10:42
the story of The butterfly and wolfk In the Grave, we had an endless array of stories. Whispered tales, bedtime stories... Legends on the tip of our tongues, illuminated by the flickering candlelight. The most well-known was the tale of the tear-maker. It spoke of a distant, remote place... A world where no one could cry, and people lived with empty souls, devoid of emotions. But hidden from everyone, in its immense solitude, there was a little man dressed in shadows. A solitary, pale, hunched figure with eyes as clear as glass, capable of crafting tears of crystal. People would come to his house and ask to be able to cry, to experience a hint of feeling, because in tears, love and the most compassionate of farewells hide. They are the most intimate extension of the soul, that which, more than joy or happiness, makes one truly feel human. And the craftsman would appease them... He would embed in people's eyes his tears, containing all that they held, and that was what people cried: anger, despair, pain, and anger
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