Chapter Five: The Twelve-Division Business

“The fifth through seventh may remain on deposit,” he said. “After the eighth exposure, the lamp begins choosing the person closest to its bearer.” Then he vanished. Shen Yan called his mother. After a long silence, she said, “We did take a photograph on your sixth birthday.” “Where is it?” “Your father destroyed it. Someone was missing from the picture.” She began to cry. “I can't remember who, but she was sitting beside you.”