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Om mani padme hum
"Oh." said the monkey.
Yellow eyes blinked.
"Is that what it said?"
"Yes." replied the monk, looking up from his prayer beads in surprise. "Didn't you know?"
"I never saw the words, just heard him chant it when -" the monkey scratched his head, looking thunderstruck. "All this time, I thought he was saying-"
"Yes?" prompted the monk, curious now.
"Never mind." the monkey mumbled, flushing.
The monk didn't press the subject, but thought he could faintly hear the monkey muttering under his breath:
"Thought that was a bit immature of him…"