A Sequel to the Dream of the Red Chamber's Illusory Dream

The night was as dark and thick as ink, and all was silent. Lin Daiyu's spirit drifted free of her frail body and floated toward the Land of Illusion. She saw clouds and mist swirling all around her, and felt as if a soft veil wrapped her from head to toe. The path beneath her feet was barely visible, and her heart was full of confusion and sorrow. She drifted for an unknown length of time before the view suddenly opened up. A towering stone archway stood before her, with the words "Land of Illusion" inscribed upon it in bold yet graceful strokes. On either side were couplets: "When falsehood is taken for truth, truth becomes false; where nothing is taken for something, something becomes nothing." They seemed to speak of the world's