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It must have been several hours before I regained consciousness and I well remember the feeling of surprise which swept over me as I realized that I was not dead.
"There are days when one sees clearly, and this is one of them.
"Possibly, but indeed I don't know, although they stood whispering very near to me: because they stood at the top of the cabin steps to have the light of the lamp that was hanging there; it was a dull lamp, and they spoke very low, and I did not hear what they said, and saw only that they looked at papers."
With one last sigh of satisfaction Li flung himself, clothes and all, into the quiet waters of the fish-pond.
