“Unearthing the Secrets: What the Ashes Reveal About Our Past and Future”
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In Rumpelstiltskin, after the miller’s daughter turns straw into gold on the first night, the king leads her into a much larger room with a much larger pile of straw.
“Spin it all into gold, or I will kill you,” the king tells her. Everyone hears him, the guards, the courtiers, and no one objects to his threats. It’s clear who’s the victim in this story. The king has the power, and the miller’s daughter has none. No one questions the king. No one steps in to save her. They all look away. The girl is on her own.
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