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I think my sight's improving. Before I could only see a dark blur, now I can see a light blur.
— Han Solo · Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker offers a deadpan report of progress that is barely progress: vision that was once a dark smear has become a lighter smear. The humour lies in the cheerful framing of a still-dismal condition, treating a tiny change as reassuring good news.
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