“ In the year A.D. 400, the Emperor Yuan held his throne by the Great Wall of China, and the land was green with rain, readying itself toward the harvest, at peace, the people in his dominion neither too happy nor too sad.”
Oh, Emperor, Emperor, a miracle!#160;Yes, said the Emperor, the air is sweet this morning.#160;No, no, a miracle! said the servant, bowing quickly. And this tea is good in my mouth, surely that is a miracle. No, no, Your Excellency.#160;
“I saw him in the air, a man flying with wings. I heard a Voice call out of the sky, and when I looked up, there he was, a dragon in the heavens with a man in its mouth, a dragon of paper and bamboo, coloured like the sun and the grass. It is early, said the Emperor, and you have just woken from a dream.#160;“It is early, but I have seen what I have seen! Come, and you will see it too.#160;
“ The Emperor looked into the sky.”The Emperor Yuan did not move. Instead he looked at the Great Wall of China now taking shape out of the farthest mist in the green hills”
“The Emperor clapped his hands. Ho, guards! The guards came running. Hold this man. The guards seized the flier. Call the executioner,
. What is the life of one man against those of a million others? I must take solace from that thought.#160;
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