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Reverting for a moment to these, I feel a mystic
importance attached to the minutest circumstances connected with the
place and the time and the man (if man he was) that first laid open to me
the Paradise of Opium-eaters.

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Question:

Why does the speaker feel a mystic importance attached to the minutest circumstances connected with the place, time, and the man who introduced them to the Paradise of Opium-eaters?

Answer (optional):

The speaker feels a mystic importance attached to the minutest circumstances connected with the place, time, and the man who introduced them to the Paradise of Opium-eaters because they had a life-changing experience with opium that was revealed to them in a mysterious and profound way. The speaker recalls the exact details of how they were introduced to opium, and they see the circumstances and the people involved as having a special significance. The experience was so profound that it changed the speaker's perception of happiness and sorrow.