The Form of the Sword
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"The Form of the Sword", also translated as "The Shape of the Sword", is a short story by the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges. The story originally appeared in English in 1944 as part of Borges's anthology Artifices. The story is told by an Irishman recounting his experiences in the Irish independence movement and how he received the large scar on his face.