In the end, Li Shi himself did not know how many times he had written. He wrote in cursive script, in regular script, and finally in running script.
Some calligraphic styles he wrote only once, some he wrote three or five times.
He wrote from the afternoon until dark, from night until the wee hours, and then from the wee hours until dawn.
The entire study room was gradually filled with manuscripts.
When thirsty, he drank water. When hungry, he would go to the kitchen to get some fruit and bread to eat, and occasionally drank two bottles of milk.
