A Brief History of a Civil Service Exam Candidate

Honchoten was handed this book, and whether or not he glanced at it is unknown. But as the popular narrative goes, he didn't bother reading it, but neither did he discard it. Upon failing for the second time, he went home and placed it on a shelf somewhere to languish until the appointed time. He tried a third time to pass the exam in 18 37, an didn any better luck than the first two outings. And after this third unsuccessful attempt, the stress and the disappointment caused hong to suffer what may have been a nervous breakdown. Following this mental collapse, for about forty days, he entered a period of delirium where he experienced certain visions and