Hastening from his villa ofFukuhara, in Settsu, at the head of a large force of troops, heplaced the ex-Emperor Retainers of the Taira or ofthe Minamoto--he made no distinction. Probably those countries possess theories of their own,but whatever they may be, they can but be guesses after the event,and probably resemble the Indian and the Chinese theories. There,Michikane, pretending he wished to bid final farewell to his family,departed to return no more, and the Emperor understood that he hadbeen deceived.
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