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    phantasgoriaofloveandsuffering;overprotectedliethesoleheirofallgreat

    faliesinother;thehighestauthorityofthehousehold;

    butextrelyafraidofhisfather;pletelyadredbyallhisfeleusinsand

    aidservants;

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    sufferingfrosutionandsoup;easilyoutshiningtherest

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    idealist;andifhepreferspactsa;heisarealistifhelikeschingwen;hewill

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    qualities;andarriedandbecaagooderof

    paoyiiisdecidedlydesirableasa”hero”tobeworshippedby

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    theeadthenovelsevenoreighttisover;andasciencehasdevelopedhis

    redchaerdreaparableindignityand

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    theirbestknoativeworksaregivenbelow:

    1thenovelofadventure:shuikuckuanallnarebrothers

    2thesupeaturalnovelortaleofhl

    3thehistoris

    4theloveronce:redchaerdrea

    5thepoographieigoldvaseplu

    6thenovelofsocialsatire:julinwaishih

    7thenovelofideas:chinghuajuan

    8thenovelofsocialnners:strangethingsofthelasttyyears

    astri》forinstance;

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    tobreaktheirfalies;ootheabsenceofnstitutional

    proteansonseeingjusticedoothepoorandoppressedina

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    henoreeasy

    andreexptivelyinginbedtoreadallnarebrothers

    andadretheproeeredthat

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    thetaleofuralbeings;involvingfightsofgiantsandfairies;versalargestoreoffolktraditionthatliesveryclosetothechineseheartin

    theind”ithasbeenpointedouthoind;

    thesupeaturalisalixedhtherealthehsiyuchi;translatedinoutlineby

    drtithyrichardsinassiontoheaven;describestheexploitsandadventure
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