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dragon. In this way ' lie daily got one hoh (a gill) of saliva, 

 which was mixed with hwui sUh (|§ ^, the "Herb of the Sieri", 

 fjlj !^)- In the time of Yao this herb grew before the aadienfce 

 hall. It wore flowers in all four seasons. If one rabbed its fruit 

 and mixed it with a purple dragon's saliva, a liquid of a 

 genuine red colour was produced, which penetrated into gold 

 and jade and thus could be used in writing names on the tablets 

 mentioned above. 



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