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had forbidden any but the soft gray shadows to enter; they, 
who love to magnify and duplicate beautiful things, alone 
were allowed to walk softly among the trees and flowers at 
dawn and twilight; and through the long moon-lit nights they 
molded with deft fingers images of all they saw. But never 
was a direct shadow permitted to enter. In recognition of 
this mysterious beauty, a tablet has been erected bearing the 
name of the garden in Japanese characters 
THE GARDEN OF OBLIQUE SHADOWS 
SHA YEI YEN 
