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An anonymous commentator on this novel often used the word “maimed,” leading to their nickname “Elderly Maimed Tablet.” Practitioners of a field called this novel’s “-ology,” which include translator David Hawkes, dispute (0[1])the provenance of its last 40 chapters. In this novel, an elegy to some flower petals (0[2])is written by the protagonist’s (20[2])sickly cousin, who is also (0[1])his (0[1])main love interest. (20[4]0[8])Late in this novel, (20[1]0[1])the (0[1])(*) Prospect Garden is seized (10[1])after the central family becomes disfavored (10[1])by the (10[1])Emperor. (10[1])This novel’s protagonist, who falls in love with Lín Dàiyù, (0[1])is (0[1])born with a talking (10[1])piece of (10[1])jade (10[2])in his (10[1]0[1])mouth. (10[1])For 10 points, Cáo Xuěqín (10[1])(“tsao shweh-chin”) wrote what classic Chinese novel about the downfall of the Jiā (“j’yah”) family, (10[1])often (10[1])titled for a room? (0[2])■END■ (10[5]0[4])

ANSWER: Dream of the Red Chamber [or Story of the Stone; or A Dream of Red Mansions; or Hóng Lóu Mèng; or Shitou ji; prompt on redology]
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