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Shui Hu Chuan (Water Margin Chronicles), translated in 1933 by Nobel Laureate Pearl S. Buck as “All Men are Brothers” is a truly epic tale [...]]]></description>
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The Bamboo Stick Katana combines an artfully carved bamboo scabbard [...]]]></description>
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