At 01:35 PM 6/7/2002 -0500, David Dyer-Bennet wrote: >Steven Brust <skzb at dreamcafe.com> writes: > > > We all know, of course, how the artisan for his Majesty the Emperor of > > India at last agreed to accompany the artisan for his Majesty the > > Emperor of China (and, of course, the ubiquitous executioner) back to > > China to repair the bush in exchange for two delicacies, but not many > > know what happened when they got there. > > > > At last, thanks the uncovering of certain ancient scrolls, this can > > now be revealed. > >And a stunned silence ensues. > >They didn't happen to run into a bar with a round pool table while >they were in Japan, did they? I can't tell you; you're not a monk.