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He begged his way slowly and painfully back to China, and arrived at thecovenanted spot at the expiration of the thirtieth year. His father'smodest dwelling had disappeared, and in its place stood a magnificentmansion, around which stretched a park with pavilions, canals, willow-trees, golden pheasants, and little bridges. "Tu-sin has surely made his fortune, " thought he, "and he will not refuseto share it with me agreeably to our covenant. " As he thus reflected he heard a voice at his elbow,... and turning roundperceived that one in a more wretched plight than himself was asking almsof him. It was Tu-sin. The brothers embraced with many tears, and after Tu-sin had learned Fu-su'shistory, he proceeded to recount his own. "I repaired, " said he, "to those who know the secret of the grains termedfire-dust, which Suen has not been able to prevent us from inventing, butof which Wu-chi has taken care that we shall make no use, save only forfireworks. Having learned their mystery I deposited a certain portion ofthis fire-dust in hollow tubes which I had constructed of iron and brass, and upon it I further laid leaden balls of a size corresponding to thehollow of the tubes.
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