He pulled it from the dirt, assuming someone had tossed away a chunk of glass as a joke, but it was actually the biggest diamond ever discovered, roughly the size of a human fist. Cutters examined the gem for months before slicing it, knowing one wrong strike could destroy the entire stone. When he was finally prepared, he set his blade and hit it, and the blade snapped. He grabbed another blade, tried once more, and this time it worked. He and his team spent months shaping it into nine gems and