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This, too, happened long ago. After Retired Emperor Shirakawa had retired for the night, he would be assailed by some uncanny presence. It was decided that a suitable weapon should be placed by his pillow, and when Yoshiie was summoned, he presented a black-lacquered bow. Once it had been set beside the imperial pillow, the visitations ceased. Deeply impressed, the retired emperor asked, “Is this the bow you carried during the twelve years of fighting?” Yoshiie replied that he could not recall. The retired emperor, they say, continued to express his admiration.