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The autumn tempests blew and suddenly the evenings were chilly. Lost in his grief, the emperor sent off a note to the grandmother. His messenger was a woman of middle rank called Myo-bu. It was on a beautiful moonlit night when he dispatched her.
Myo-bu reached the grandmother's house. Her carriage was drawn through the gate and made its way through the tangles.
The weeds grew ever higher and the autumn winds tore threateningly at the garden.
The grandmother was unable to control her tears. After a pause she read the message from the emperor.
He said that he was in a deep grief over losing the lady and could not bear to think of the child languishing in the house of tears.
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