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Episode 271, a midsummer night's dreams.

It's coming up on the end of June here in the Middle Kingdom, and the days are long, hot, and sticky.

That means plenty of time for naps,

which also means plenty of time for dreams.

Personally, I've been having a heck of a month,

beginning with a minor medical emergency that saw me tending to a stitched up hand

for the better part of it and thus rather

less than able to write as effectively as I usually do, but also in the midst of

going through a big move and life change at the same time. All this ultimately is positive except for the whole stitches thing, but in terms of episode output, it's been slow going.

Fortunately, I have just the remedy.

On sultry summer days such as these, I've decided that it's a good idea to take a page

from the Bard of Avon himself and tell a few tales of spirits, magic, and dream from the annals of Chinese folklore.

We have today four tales for your amusement and befutlement from three timeless authors

of The Weird and Wild.

Li Jiljil, Hu-Song-Ling and ji-Un. I hope you will enjoy.

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