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Held in the custody of childhood is a locked chest; the adolescent, by one means or another, tries to open it. The chest is opened: inside, there is nothing. So he reaches a conclusion: the treasure chest is always like this, empty. From this point on, he gives priority to this assumption of his rather than to reality. In other words, he is now a "grown-up."
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"Cigarette" ("Ta- bako") story, quoted in ????????: Seven Stories, translated by John Bester (2002), p. 110

 

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