Worldview
"This world is called 'Xiluo,' and is also known as the mortal realm."
1. "Dreams are perfect places capable of carrying bizarre stories. They can come infinitely close to reality, yet also stray infinitely far from it..."
2. Mortals entered dreams as spiritual bodies, but to enter the true dream, "Tuoyalan," only the "id," formed by combining the soul and discarding the "ego" and "superego," could arrive in this paradise that illuminated itself.
(Aphorism: After entering "Tuoyalan," it was best to erase all life experience and common sense. Do not explore that domain with conscious awareness.)
3. This world had no autumn, and afternoons were short. Night fell at four o'clock. (Because the third Year-God, Miss Gloomtear Alice, the God of Love and Art, had fallen.)
4. Funerals were unsuitable during the day and could only be held at night, for one had to die beneath the moon's witness. (Due to the existence of the fourth Hour-God, Mr. Pearl, the God of Change and Death.)
5. Pollution existed in this world: Miasma. (Its source was the corpse of the third Year-God, Miss Gloomtear, who had fallen in the mortal realm.)
"People believed that illness, bad luck, and all negative things originated from Miasma."
Thus, people had their own ways of dealing with it:
a. Bathe less and change clothes often; (Bathing required removing one's clothes. Without the integrated protection prescribed by Mysticism Sartorialism, the human body was more likely to suffer harm from Miasma. Since clothes absorbed sweat and grime, frequent changes of clothing could prevent illness and bad luck.)
*Washing up: a washbasin, slop bucket, kettle, soap, and towel.
Wash bit by bit. After washing one area, cover it with clothing again before moving on to another area. In this way, one could wash the entire body without