When the monk reached the toilet, he untied the rope from his waist and tied it to a pillar together with one of the ofuda his master had given him. "Please answer yes to everything that witch asks." Then he slipped away in silence.
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"Are you still in the toilet, young monk?" called the witch. The pillar answered, "Yes!" "Are you still in the toilet, young monk?" she called again. And again the pillar replied, "Yes!" By then, the monk had already fled far away.
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"Are you still in the toilet, young monk?" called the witch. The pillar answered, "Yes!" "Are you still in the toilet, young monk?" she called again. And again the pillar replied, "Yes!" By then, the monk had already fled far away.
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