The ruler of the southern sea was called Shu(儵). The ruler of the northern sea was called Hu(忽). The ruler of the central zone was called Hun Tun(渾沌: chaos). Shu and Hu often met on Hun Tun's territory, and being always well treated by him, determined to repay his kindness.
They said, 'All men have seven holes, for seeing, hearing, eating, and breathing. Hun Tun alone has none. We will bore some for him.'
So every day they bored one hole; but on the seventh day Hun Tun died.
-Zhuangzi 莊子
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