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In the phrase "the scales have fallen from my eyes" why did they use the word "scales"?
It's an odd word there. I've never thought that I had "scales" on my eyes when I couldn't see. Why didn't they use something like "darkness" or "clouds"?
When I think of scales I think of Lady Justi …
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