Cemetery of Splendour Page #2

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if they train their mind.

[HELLO]

Let's do a simple exercise.

Don't think too much about it.

Sit up straight.

And slowly close your eyes.

Focus on your upper body

and your brain.

Pull your thoughts down

into your body.

All the way down to your feet.

Focus on your face now.

What does it look like?

Look at yourself.

Your eyebrows.

Your eyes.

Try to imagine them.

What are your ears like?

Focus on your mouth.

And now your chin.

Slowly move your focus up.

To the tip of your nose.

Let it spread out.

Away from your body.

Until it fills the entire room.

Move this ball of energy

to the field outside.

Once it's outside, let it expand.

Let it float into the sky.

Until it reaches the moon.

From the moon,

let it spread to the stars.

It's spread to all the stars now.

Now pull that energy back.

Slowly pull it back into yourself.

If your stomach hurts,

let the energy flow to your stomach.

Let it heal you.

If you have cancer,

hypertension, diabetes or AIDS,

let this energy come in and heal you.

Until you feel better.

Once you feel better,

gather the energy

to the back of your neck.

Let it collect there.

Once it's gathered then...

I'm a volunteer...

I heard that you had no relatives.

I know...

I could hear you in my sleep.

So you already know me, then.

Sorry.

I'm sorry... I... a lot.

What?

I'm sorry that I peed a lot.

I can't move.

Move what?

My arm.

I'm going to let go.

Try it again.

Higher.

You should get up

before you fall asleep again.

Let me help you.

OK?

What is it?

Slowly, or your head will spin.

Let's sit here.

Have you seen my phone charger?

I don't know.

I want to contact my family.

I saved the number in my phone.

But I can't find the charger.

Are you from the south?

Does my accent give me away?

You have darker skin.

But with a strange accent.

My mom is from the west.

Can you speak Southern Thai?

How can you speak it?

It's a talent I have.

How's my lsan dialect?

How's my lsan dialect?

How's my lsan dialect?

Keep eating the local chilli paste

and your accent will improve.

Tasty food, right?

Yes it is.

Honey!

It's not your bedtime yet.

Today, I present you

with my best offerings.

You'll like them.

May my family possess good health

and happiness.

May I retain my beauty

with no wrinkles.

May ltt, my new son, wake up again.

Honey,

help me please.

This is the cheetah,

to help strengthen my leg.

And this...

It's a gibbon.

I don't know the english name.

It's to make your hand strong.

Oh, good! Thank you.

And this tiger.

It's for our new son to be stronger.

We have a new son?

Yes, his name ltt. I told you.

I see.

Yeah, he's a good man.

He serve the nation.

You are foreigner.

You won't get it, honey.

No, no, I do understand.

I know you're very patriotic.

- Please.

- OK.

Be careful, huh.

Your sense of colour is really nice.

The housewives will love

the pink and fluorescent green.

They have good taste around here.

Why don't you do

the car-boot sale everyday?

Just weekends is enough for me.

The library doesn't look busy,

but there's a lot to do.

It's also hard to compete for a space

at the market.

- Have a seat.

- OK.

Thanks so much for these longkongs.

You're welcome.

They're from my orchard.

I have a lot of longkong trees.

And I don't use pesticides.

Your house must be very big

to have an orchard.

Do you want to visit?

You don't mind?

How about today?

Maybe some other time.

So that I can bring my camera, too.

Up to you.

Did you read

the latest volume of "Satan's Love"?

- It just arrived.

- Really? Which shelf is it on?

Wait here.

I've been away from home

for a long time.

Where's your home?

Very far away. I really miss it.

- Care to join me?

- OK.

Do you want some?

They look good.

Where did you get them?

A man gave them to me.

They're called longkongs.

Mind if I taste?

It's so sweet, sister.

The very nectar of temptation.

Please have some more.

(Ma)' I 10in you?

Who is this, I wonder?

Look at these.

- What do you think?

- They're beautiful.

So many beautiful clothes.

Pretty and colourful.

Don't you think? Feel the cloth.

They're nice.

But they're not my style.

I think I'll pass.

Besides I have to save money.

Sister, these are for us...

My sister got them from the market.

You two know each other?

Help yourself to some fruit.

Thank you.

We'd like to thank you

for the miniature animal offerings.

Pardon?

They are really lovely,

especially the gibbon.

What do you mean?

The mini animals that you gave us

the other day.

Weren't they from you?

- From me?

- Yes.

You offered them at our shrine...

by the lake.

You're crazy.

We're the princesses from the shrine.

We don't usually appear

in normal street wear like today...

If you see us with make-up,

in our traditional clothes,

we are identical to the statues

at the shrine.

I beg your mercy,

your Royal Highnesses.

Stop it.

Those royal words make us itchy.

Thank you for bringing me happiness.

Thank you for bringing Richard Widner

from America.

Where is he today?

He's in town extending his visa...

Want to visit my house

and try my herbal tea?

Maybe another day.

Today, we came to tell you

that those soldiers will never recover.

At the old school?

Yes, there used to be a palace there.

A war broke out between the kingdoms

thousands of years ago.

Bodies of dead villagers and soldiers

laid everywhere.

But most importantly,

the cemetery of the kings

was located beneath

your elementary school.

Let me explain.

The spirits of the dead kings

are drawing on the soldiers' energy

to fight their battles.

They are still fighting as we speak.

How can that be?

I thought their spirits

had already passed away.

Both of us are dead as well.

You can apply the medicinal balm now.

The soldiers are sleeping better.

And having fewer nightmares.

It must be these machines,

or the coloured lights.

Or maybe the meditation is working.

Keng, are you done?

Yesterday, something happened.

The goddesses from Laos

appeared before me.

They said we are standing

on top of the cemetery of the kings.

What?

This school was a cemetery?

- The goddesses from the lake shrine?

- Yes.

They also said that the spirits

of the dead kings

are using these men's spirits

for their battles.

Is that so?

Perhaps the soldiers

were their troops in the past.

So the kings have put

the sleeping soldiers to good use?

Were the goddesses beautiful, sister?

Yes, even without make-up

their skin is flawless.

It must be their magic power,

since they are hundreds of years old.

They looked younger than me.

You have to be dead.

That's their secret.

So that's why,

when I was a student here...

I always felt sleepy.

So we will be here

for a long time, then.

Until the fibre optic cable company

kicks everyone out.

I'm happy to know that at least

he's doing some good in his sleep.

Are you serious?

Look...

He's waking up.

See?

Do you want to try to touch it, Jen?

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