My name is Lin San. I became an apprentice to Old Yu, a paper effigy maker. When I first started learning the trade, Master told me there were taboos in this line of work: draw the eyes on a paper figure, but never give it pupils; make a paper horse stand, but never fluff its mane; pay no heed to laughter from a person or a neigh from a horse. Fail to remember, and the King of Hell will come calling.
