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Trapped on the island of Crete, Daedalus realized that no ship could carry them to freedom. King Minos ruled the seas as firmly as the land, making escape by water impossible. So Daedalus turned his mind to the only path left untouched—the sky. Using feathers gathered over time and binding them together with wax, he carefully shaped two sets of wings, each crafted to mimic the structure of real birds. Before their flight, Daedalus warned Icarus of the dangers ahead. He explained that flying too low would dampen the wings with sea spray, while flying too high would expose the wax to the sun’s heat. The wings were a gift of brilliance and risk combined—freedom balanced on discipline. Their escape would depend not just on invention, but on restraint.

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