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"Read this," he said. "It is an ."

Elara read it. It was a story of a woman weaving a tapestry that predicted the future. "It’s a fine story," Elara said. "But what does it mean ?" An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Th...

"Now try these," Thorne said, handing her heavy, iron-rimmed glasses. "The lens of ." "Read this," he said

"And finally," Thorne whispered, "look through these." He gave her a pair of cracked, kaleidoscopic lenses. "The lens of ." "It’s a fine story," Elara said

Elara looked at the book again. Suddenly, she didn’t see the characters; she saw the structure . She noticed how the rhythm of the sentences mimicked the sound of a loom. She saw how the author used the color blue every time the weaver felt lonely. "I see the craft!" she exclaimed. "The story is a machine of perfectly timed parts."