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"": "After coming out of the bathroom, Luo Bin felt much better as the cold wind brushed over him.
Yet his body headed toward He Gongde's room as though driven by some unseen force.
He had clearly intended to get something to eat.
But his body refused to obey him. Somewhere deep in his mind, a voice told him he should go find He Gongde now.
Suddenly, he saw the Main Hall before him again.
He saw the place where the old and new houses joined.
Without warning, Luo Bin thought of those words again.
Was that damned thought in my head the reason I had such an absurd, terrifying dream?
Had I fallen prey to an evil spirit too?
Grandfather can exorcise spirits. If I tell him, could he help me?
Luo Bin did not know how to describe it.
The thought that he should find He Gongde now simply formed in his mind, then justified itself until it seemed logical, something he ought to do.
Soon, Luo Bin reached the door to He Gongde's room.
He did not knock right away. Instead, his ears twitched slightly, and he crouched down, moved beneath the window, then carefully rose in a hunch, his face almost pressed against it.
He had heard something moving.
Layers of old newspapers covered the window, sealing up the broken glass.
His eyes found a hole in the newspaper with precision, and he peered through it.
The room was extremely dim. At first, he could make out only a dark silhouette.
After a long while, his eyes adjusted to the darkness, and he finally saw that the silhouette was He Gongde.
He Gongde sat behind a platform-a shadow puppet stage.
He held several thin rods with strings attached. As He Gongde pulled