Original artwork, not a still
Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls must dive below.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Mistakes drift on the surface where anyone can see them, like light straws on water. Real value, the pearl, lies deeper, and finding it means going below the obvious. The couplet suggests that truth rewards patient, deliberate searching rather than a glance at what floats by.
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