"Later, I really couldn't take it anymore and asked the old palace maid where she went every night. The old maid thought I had found out she was stealing and was going to charge her with a crime, so she tried to strangle me to death to silence me."
"His Majesty heard the cries for help and struck the old maid down. I've never been able to forget her bloody head; whenever I fall asleep, I dream of the old maid gripping my neck, so I don't dare sleep—I stay awake all night..."
The recounting was over, and so was the bandaging.
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