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Beneath the great locust tree lies my hometown.
As a child, my grandmother used to tell me this story: “The ancestral home of all people under heaven lies beneath a great locust tree—right there in Hongtong County, Shanxi Province. Anyone who comes from that very spot bears a distinct ridge on the little toenail of each foot. If you don’t believe it, just pry open your toes and take a look!” Out of curiosity, on my way home from school, I examined the toes of several of my friends one by one—and sure enough, each had that telltale ridge. To confirm it further, later, when my father was dozing in the shade beneath the willow tree at the doorway, I quietly peeked at his toes while he slept soundly. Strangely enough, he too had that ridge. From then on, I believed my grandmother’s tale. As I grew older and began working,
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