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In times gone by, one quarreled oft with Guizhong concerning mechanical principles

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We each had our ideals, and neither would yield

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Under the pretext of a social gathering, one invited the impartial Rex Lapis

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To judge the quality of our creations...

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But Rex Lapis declared that Guizhong's Obscuro Vulpes Mechanism was superior, hmph...

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Though one was too proud to acknowledge it, in one's heart, one knew

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That Guizhong was indeed the superior talent in the mechanical arts...

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As for the story between Guizhong and Streetward Rambler, that begins with a certain bell

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In Guizhong's opinion, while mechanisms were no substitute for human composers

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They were yet capable of producing simple but fine melodies

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But Streetward Rambler believed music to be an expression of the soul

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An emotional enterprise that could never hope to be replicated by machinery

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They argued endlessly, until one asked Rex Lapis to intercede

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He confiscated the bell, and designated it for ceremonial use

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Thereafter, one would often find them convening in the mountains

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Discussing music, mechanics, and all the affairs of the mortal world

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But these good times were not to last. War broke out between the gods, and soon engulfed the Guili Plains

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Guizhong was overpowered by the enemy, and fell in battle

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When Streetward Rambler and I arrived at the scene at long last, all that remained among the ruins... was her lifeless body

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After this, at Streetward Rambler's request

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Rex Lapis granted her the Cleansing Bell for safekeeping

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To honor our friend's memory, one made a few finishing touches to her ballistic device...

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Many Lantern Rites have passed since then... many greetings and goodbyes

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Upon what do you gaze? The Guili Plains?

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No, it's... everything

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We think of human life as like a lantern that's lit one minute and extinguished the next, but are we adepti so different? 

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Perhaps, as dust settles after a storm

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We too must one day return to the world below