Ticket No. 10. Dust and gold

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Once, a girl made of black gray dust appeared in front of a boy.  She offered him, inside a little mahogany carved chest, a rough diamond as a gift.  The boy saw the light in the stone, but a rough diamond is not like a cut diamond... it is opaque and coarse.  Then a girl made of golden dust appeared in front of him and offered him, inside an elegant silver chest, a lot of beautifully crafted mirrors.  When the boy saw his image on the mirrors, he felt in love with the gift and the golden girl.  He lifted his hands and took her gift, as he did this, the girl of dust faded and the chest she carried felt from her hands.  The mahogany chest, with the diamond inside was left behind on the ground.

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