Tang Story 4

My journey was a long one, made all the more tedious by the fact it was completed, of necessity, in full darkness and in the most cramped of compartments. But perhaps because I'd spent so many days in such horrid conditions, my eventual arrival was all the more gratifying. I cannot hope to convey to you the joy I experienced when finally I again saw the light of day. And then . . . Oh, heavens be praised! To come face-to-face with the object of my travels! The great man himself, Evil Editor.

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