"Clay is fashioned into vessels; it is on……" — Laozi
"Clay is fashioned into vessels; it is on their empty hollowness that their use depends. Doors and windows are cut out to make a dwelling, and on the empty space within, its use depends. Thus, while the existence of things may be good, it is the non-existence in them that makes them serviceable."
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Clay is one of the best things you can put in your body.
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