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Master Zhuang, I hope that this letter finds you well. And I hope most fervently that you will change your mind on this, to join me here in Brimstone Sands. There are so many mysteries to explore here, each more delicious than the last! Of late I have followed the great shishi lions guarding Diospolis. The stone beasts move! Their movement is as graceful as a cat’s. I dared to pet one. It was unlike any other sensation. Powerful muscles rippled under stone skin, smooth and cool to the touch, even in Brimstone’s blazing forge. My favorite, I call Ming-Ming, after you. He is painted with the colors of night- blue, gold, black. He has killed me many times, but I have finally established a kind of friendship with him. It is a great joy. Though, at times I miss my left arm. Ming-Ming likes that one best.