“About the universe,’ smiled Yesugei. ‘Have I never told you of it? The principle of the minor flaw.’ Tamu shook his head. ‘A foolish thing,’ said Yesugei. ‘I found myself believing that every soul should possess a flaw. Some exhibit it early and survive. Others do not, and it grows, and when it emerges it has become monstrous. The greater the soul, the greater the monster. So it is better to have had your brush with destruction now.”
