《太平广记·卷四百五十九·蛇四》
过了一宿，乡里人各个带着缶和瓮前去。就见一只象还立着，可是肌肉骨头全化成水，就用针扎破，取里面的水。
经宵，乡里人各持缻瓮往，见一象尚立，而肌骨皆化为水。遂针破，取其水。
After waiting a night, each of the villagers brought a jar. They saw an elephant standing there, but its muscles and bones had all become water. They used a needle to pierce it and collect the water inside.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 经宵，乡里人各持缻瓮往，见一象尚立，而肌骨皆化为水。遂针破，取其水。 [/INST] After waiting a night, each of the villagers brought a jar. They saw an elephant standing there, but its muscles and bones had all become water. They used a needle to pierce it and collect the water inside.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 经宵，乡里人各持缻瓮往，见一象尚立，而肌骨皆化为水。遂针破，取其水。
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After waiting a night, each of the villagers brought a jar. They saw an elephant standing there, but its muscles and bones had all become water. They used a needle to pierce it and collect the water inside.
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