Clever talk. "In ancient writings," Machiko says, "there is a story about a man who admired dragons. So deep was his admiration that his clothes and the furnishings of his home were all adorned with dragon designs. One day a dragon appeared at this man's window and he died of fright. It is said that here was a man who talked great talk of large and powerful creatures, yet when such a creature actually appeared the man was revealed as a coward and his great words as meaning nothing."