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Elephant to work out an idea for him. They discussed

it for a long time and suggested that he should find a

way to do it with her by force. If it was done, it

couldn’t be undone and she would have to marry him.

The regimental commander agreed and had since

been trying to find a chance.

Mao said that ‘political power grows out of the

barrel.’ After 1968, he depended on the PLA to

control the country. It was a time when the cultural

revolution was flourishing and still in ascension. The

PLA was occupying all the superstructures, including

schools. So in every school there were some PLA

soldiers or officers who worked as school leaders.

They were commonly called the Military

Representatives. The civil-military relation was very

important. Maintaining a good relationship with the

PLA was the most important thing to do. So army-

civilian get togethers was often held. Cock decided to

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