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Have you tried writing KÅans?

They are between one sentence and one paragraph long. Pure prose. No special prerequisites to writing them.

Try to write some great KÅans.

The likely outcome is that you will fail utterly. But then, the attempt should humble you enough that you will learn to value the freedoms granted by typical "novel style" prose.

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