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Returning home in glory, the three groups gaze up at the night sky and share stories with one another. Sitting by the familiar bonfire, they gaze up at the glorious ancestral spirits that have turned into stars in the sky, and receive their blessings. Running into the performance area as part of the narrative, the performers stand on the sacred lands of their ancestors, watching their spirits from a distance, and singing the Sakizaya people's song of the sacred fire―light and wisdom borrowed from the god of fire. This is believed to be the first time that traditional indigenous music has been used for the lighting of the torch, a major breakthrough. Hualien Issue 28