I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good, " the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance. I had high hopes of being Evil when I was two, but in my youth I came upon a firefly burning in a spider's web. I saved the victim's life."" The firefly's ?" said the minstrel." The spider's. The blinking arsonist had set the web on fire. James Thurber
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In this quote, the Golux is talking about how he became a rebel against the forces of evil. He was two years old when he encountered a firefly in a spider's web. The firefly was in danger and needed help, so the Golux saved the firefly from the spider. As a result, he became a rebel against evil, and that's why he says his life has been full of suffering.

Source: The 13 Clocks

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