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And delays are most dangerous. At any moment this scheme may leak out and another will reap the profit. This is the day when Heaven smiles on you. Act before Liu Chang suspects you; establish yourself.”

So urged Fa Chêng and P‘ang T‘ung backed it.

Their lord, by argument, they tried
From rectitude to turn aside.

What Liu Pei hid in his heart will be explained in the next chapter.

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