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One character in this novel is tattooed on the face and exiled after walking into a hall holding a rare sword. This novel opens with a series of golden rays being released after a stone tortoise is moved. (10[1])One character in this novel drinks 18 bowls of wine (10[1])before beating a tiger (-5[1])to death. The “original seven” in this novel rob a convoy of (10[1])birthday gifts before retreating to Mount Liang. In this novel, the corrupt (-5[1])Gao Qiu (-5[1])(“gow ch’yoh”) is opposed by the “Heavenly Spirits” (-5[1])and “Earthly Demons” who make up a group led by Song Jiang (-5[1])known as the “Stars of Destiny.” For 10 points, name this classical Chinese novel (-5[1])by (-5[1])Shi Nai’an (“shurr nye-AHN”) about a group of 108 (-5[1])bandits. ■END■ (10[5]0[2])

ANSWER: Water Margin [or Outlaws of the Marsh or All Men Are Brothers or Shui Hu Zhuan]
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