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finding:henk-verweg-secretly-kept-one-of-the-blue-glasses-for-himself-saying-it-was-one-of-the-first-glasses-he-had-ever-deeply-liked-in-his-careerHenk Verweg secretly kept one of the blue glasses for himself, saying it was one of the first glasses he had ever deeply liked in his career.
The chief glassblower's action and confession demonstrate the rarity of objects that truly please their makers.
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- Henk Verwegassociated_withChief glassblower at Royal Dutch Glassworks who secretly kept one of the blue glasses because it was one of the first he ever deeply liked.
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- Alexander's interpretation of why the blue glasses were deeply liked by the glassblower.
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