Purple qi winds round the vermilion pot, and star patterns ripple in the jade beads.
Pine waves brush the moonlit pavilion, while crane shadows fall into empty cups.
Above the sea of souls, the wind was calm and the waves were still. A giant whale floated leisurely on the water's surface, and upon its broad, azure-green back, two figures sat around a stove brewing tea.
The curling white smoke condensed into two small cranes that danced gracefully beside the purplish-red teapot.
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