The Lantern That Contained a Universe
Infinity Held in Fragility
A lantern glowed with swirling galaxies inside. Those who carried it saw their problems shrink to dust compared to the stars. One night, the lantern cracked, spilling stardust onto the earth. People panicked, fearing the universe had been lost. Instead, the lantern whispered, “The cosmos is not contained. It is shared.”
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