A curiously-shaped rock stands in the courtyard of the Hall of Heavenly Gifts. Legend has it that whoever circles the rock three times clockwise and three times anticlockwise with eyes shut before trying to touch the fissure on the Cypress of Loyalty just a short distance north of the stone will have luck.
Thinking carefully, he puts down his bag on the north side of the rock. Takes of his shoes and socks and places them with his bag. It should be easier to feel the ground with his feet than the rock with his hands. The ground has less distractions than the rock.
He manages to circle the rock three times, both clockwise and anticlockwise. He makes sure he's where his bag is at, aligns himself to the rock and starts walking slowly north. It should take him 18 steps with the crevice at arm's height. He's checked. Raises his arm parallel to the floor. But misses by roughly five minutes anticlockwise. It was very close.
An old lady sitting nearby and observing him asks him which university does he go to, to which he nonchalantly replied, '劍橋.'
Thinking carefully, he puts down his bag on the north side of the rock. Takes of his shoes and socks and places them with his bag. It should be easier to feel the ground with his feet than the rock with his hands. The ground has less distractions than the rock.
He manages to circle the rock three times, both clockwise and anticlockwise. He makes sure he's where his bag is at, aligns himself to the rock and starts walking slowly north. It should take him 18 steps with the crevice at arm's height. He's checked. Raises his arm parallel to the floor. But misses by roughly five minutes anticlockwise. It was very close.
An old lady sitting nearby and observing him asks him which university does he go to, to which he nonchalantly replied, '劍橋.'
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