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Chang E flees to the moon (Joga hongetsu tsuki) |
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| According to Chinese legend, the Queen Mother of the West rewarded Chang E’s husband with a vial of the elixir of immortality. Chang E stole the elixir, drank it, and fled to heaven where she became the spirit of the moon. |
