《明史·列传·卷三十九》
至刚说 ：中国的三人，怎知道不是他们私自藏起来？ 
帝令遣还，至刚言： 中国三人，安知非彼私匿？ 
Zhigang said: The three Chinese people, how do we know that they did not hide themselves?
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Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 帝令遣还，至刚言： 中国三人，安知非彼私匿？
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Zhigang said: The three Chinese people, how do we know that they did not hide themselves?
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