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Beyond the white clouds and mist, there lies a blue ocean and a bamboo forest. A white-clothed woman rests barefoot on her side in a jade gazebo, surrounded by icy steps. She is fishing, her black hair cascading down and dipping into the water as she seems half-asleep.
Lotus flowers fill the pool and fish swim playfully. The shimmer of golden, silver, and colorful lights bounces in the water. Suddenly, the fishing rod quivers, and she opens her eyes, revealing a remarkable pair of pupils.
All the stillness of Heaven and Earth, all the kindness of the human world is within those eyes, along with the most insightful wisdom of the Nine Heavens.
When she opens her eyes, the fish in the pond stop moving.
Because they dare not move.
Only one fish, no longer than a pinky finger, continues to wiggle its tail as it hangs from the fishhook.
The green, crispy fish seems like a delicate newborn sprout.
