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At last, when they reached the tenth floor, they saw nothing. They heard a bell ring, then, whoosh! They
fell down the tower like how Alice falls down the rabbit hole. They landed in front of Cloud. He woke up
and said, “You’re alive! What a miracle! And got a bunch of those swords. Seriously, you only need one to
free me.” Then, as most stories go, they freed the dragon, had a safe trip home, and got rewarded by the
Emperor. The Queen of the Dream Dragons was so grateful to Zheng He and his crew for saving Cloud
that she promised that the Dragons would be China’s ally from that day on. To honor the Dragons, the
Emperor announced that the symbol of China should be a dragon, symbolizing strength, power, and good
luck.