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The Daoist walked ahead with the aid of his staff, climbing yet another mountain.
Behind him followed a little girl dressed in a tri-colored robe. She carried a stalk of sugarcane nearly as tall as herself, using it like a walking stick. She smacked her lips noisily as she walked behind the Daoist, looking off into the distance as he did.
“We should be in Zhao Commandery by now, shouldn’t we?” The Daoist’s voice drifted from ahead.
Smack smack…
The girl’s mouth was full, so she didn’t respond.
“Lady Calico, how many days have you been eating sugarcane now? If you eat too much, your mouth’s going to rot.”
At that, the girl simply turned her head and…
Ptoeey…
She spat out the chewed-up sugarcane pulp, then shoved the stalk back into her mouth, took another loud bite with a crunch, and continued chewing relentlessly.
“If you keep eating like this, you’re going to get fat.”
Crunch crunch…
“There might not be sugarcane for sale ahead. You should save some.”
Ptooey…
“…”
The Daoist shook his head and continued forward.
The mountains held vast stretches of flat land, scattered with houses. The sky was clear, but what was rare was the thick, layered clouds above that cast patches of shadow across the earth. Through the gaps, sunlight spilled down, dotting the fields and mountains with spots of light and shade that shifted and flowed with the wind.
As the Daoist and the girl walked along the mountain path, they were often bathed in sunlight, and just as often cloaked in shadow. Sometimes, the shadows slid swiftly over the ground, startling Lady Calico into pausing mid-step. She would then raise her sugarcane and look up at the clouds overhead, give her head...
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