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During those difficult times...
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people from all walks of life
in Taiwan...
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had a rough time.
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All commodities were rationed.
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There was no black market.
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Anyone caught doing black market
business would be punished.
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Since all outdoor performances
were banned...
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I wandered from one
theatrical group to another.
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Leitzu, my lover in Taichung...
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was very much in love with me.
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I had a wife and children in Taipei.
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They say a man can't carry one chicken
and expect two to crow...
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so I left Taichung
and went home to Taipei.
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At the time, I ran into Tan Tsuichin.
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He had organized what was called
a "reformed puppet troupe"...
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that did propaganda
for theJapanization movement.
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He knew that I was back
and wanted me to join the troupe.
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And so I became a member of the New
Nationalist Reformed Puppet Troupe.
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We performedJapanese plays
exclusively.
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One day, when we were performing
in Hsindiem...
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the opening afternoon performance...
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the police chief of the country...
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came to watch me perform.
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He asked me
how much I was making...
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with the New Nationalist Troupe.
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I told him that whether
I performed or not...