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As the retinue passed through the red gates of the Imperial grounds, the ancient gatekeeper struck three times on a mighty bronze gong. Was it a symbol? Did it mean that beyond the red gates she would find the Scarlet Hill of Immortality?
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"I lay China at your feet," said the Emperor, "and that is all below the sky."