The only difference is whether you die early and transcend early or die late and transcend late.,He plopped down on the ground, chewing slowly on a hard, cold biscuit. He softened it with his saliva before swallowing, his attention focused on the low-voiced conversation of the officials. Though their chatter was fragmented, he could still piece together some information from it.,Men were sent to the border to do hard labor, while women were sent to the Kiao-cheng teaching workshops.。