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d. 250. What is sold in these shops? 



A. In the Peace-uniled shop is sold five-coloured stuffs for cotton jackets-; in the Pa- 



triotism-united shop is sold all sorts of fruits and eatables; in the Myriads-united shop 

 is sold five-coloured silk-thread, floss, silk, satin, sarcenet, lustring, golden flowers, 

 red silk handkerchiefs , white fans, large and small scissors, needles, buttons, foot- 

 measures, mirrors, paper and pencils, ink and inkstones. Everything is on hand 

 there, and all the shops are opened at hroad daylight. 



Q. 251. What is the name of this street? 



A. It is called the street of Fidelity and Loyalty. ( a ) 



Q,. 252. How many families dweil in this street? 



A. Two and seventy families. 



Q. 253. How can you prove that? 



A. I can prove it by a verse. 



Q,. 254. How does this verse run? 



A. If you don't know eacli other and meet together, what do you think thea? 



When there has been a revolution in Heaven and Earth the Tai-ping will sing. 



If it is predes tinated, people come together from thousands of miles; 



But , if it is not predestinated , one does not kuow his brother face to face. 



Qi. 255. What else did you see? 



A. I saw three moats. ( 2 ) 



Q,. 256. Of what use are they? 



A. Provisions and assistance are transported by them to the army. 



Q. 257- Which things are in the city? 



A. Everything is there. 



Q,, 258. How can you prove that? 



A- I can prove it by a verse. 



Q. 259. How does this verse run? 



A. In the Willow-city is the God Kwan; 



Flowers red, and all kinds of things are in it; 



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