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There is a story, a legend of sorts, for the Nara period, in the time of Ten'ō. The legend tells of a pale Spirit who came to the Island of Sun's Origin with an Envoy from Tang. A Spirit spun from gold and pearl, and blessed with great magics. In some versions of the tale, the Spirit is ryousei both man and woman; while others say the Spirit was seibetsu no nai unsexed. But every story holds one truth above all things – that the Spirit was beautiful. Beyond all telling of poetry and art.

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