A 19th century legend describes what happened on that day when the Truth and the Lie met.

The Lie said to the Truth: “It’s a marvellous day today!”
The Truth looked up to the skies and sighed, for the day was really beautiful. They spent a lot of time together, ultimately arriving beside a well. The Lie told the Truth: “The water is very nice, let’s take a bath together!”

The Truth, once again suspicious, tested the water and discovered that it indeed is very nice. They undressed and start bathing. Suddenly, the Lie came out of the water, put on the clothes of the Truth and ran away. The furious Truth came out of the well and ran everywhere to find the Lie and to get her clothes back. The World, seeing the Truth naked, turned its gaze away, with contempt and rage.
The poor Truth returned to the well and disappeared forever, hiding therein, its shame. Since then, the Lie traveled around the world, dressed as the Truth, satisfying the needs of society, because, the World, in any case, harbours no wish at all to meet the naked Truth.

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