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Fortunately,
Mr. Li from Jiuding...
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somehow learned that
I had theatrical talent.
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At the time his puppet troupe
was short one puppeteer...
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so he came to our house
to talk to my father.
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My father said, "Sure, he can go,
but what's the deal?"
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Fifteen dollars a year
to my father...
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with extra for each performance.
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My father figured it was okay...
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so he took the $ 1 5...
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and I was off to the hills.
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I performed for Mr. Li
for one year.
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At the time there were
two troupes inJiuding--
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Mr. Li's...
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and Master Onglai's.
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Onglai came to watch me perform
and thought I was all right.
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Before my year's contract was up...
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he went to Taipei
to meet with my father.
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He said he would give my father
$30 a year.
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My father was happy
that the price was doubled.
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So what could I say?
He was a strict man.
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So against my will,
I went over to Onglai's troupe.
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How strange it was. Their troupe
didn't even have a name!
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Since the troupe performed...
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in the mountains every day...
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we named it Mountain Panorama.
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After eating every day, we would just
sit there gazing at the mountains.
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Someone's coming straight at us.
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I shall spit the poisonous mist
to subdue him!