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The few people standing in the yard were all in a daze. No one knew if what they had just experienced was real, or if they were hallucinating at the same time. It was as if they had never left yard and never entered that room. The two giant persimmon tree s did not seem to blossom, move, or change at all.

Du Shoushou rubbed his eyes and looked down at the sleeping cat in his arms