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The Storyteller:
This is the story of a story. Once upon a time there was this story, and the story said to itself, how should I begin? Hector:
Try the usual way. The Storyteller:
What, in the dark with a man and a woman, in a story that is still to tell itself? Hector:
Well, you've got to start somewhere. Say, long long ago... Or, far far away... Or, another time in a different distant country... Or just, once... The Storyteller:
That's good. "Far away", so you know the place is close to your own heart. "Once" is nice, so we know that it always happens. Hmm, Once there was this hero...
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