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    <![CDATA[The Golden Days (The Story of the Stone, #1)]]>
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    <![CDATA[&quot;The Story of the Stone&quot; (c. 1760) is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. The first part of the story, The Golden Days, begins the tale of Bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to Confucian studies, and his two cousins: Bao-chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty Dai-yu. Through the changing fortunes of the Jia family, this rich, magical work sets worldly events - love affairs, sibling rivalries, political intrigues, even murder - within the context of the Buddhist understanding that earthly existence is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our lives.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[such beautiful writing, exquisite translation...]]></body>
    
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