still don’t understand about names.” “I will teach you to understand,” he said easily. “The nature of names cannot be described, only experienced and understood.” “Why can’t it be described?” I asked. “If you understand a thing, you can describe it.” “Can you describe all the things you understand?” He looked sideways at me. “Of course.” Elodin pointed down the street. “What color is that boy’s shirt?” “Blue.” “What do you mean by blue? Describe it.” I struggled for a moment, failed. “So blue is a name?” “It is a word. Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have
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