That's all there is to it. "In the a postscript to The Lonely Lantern, Lee referenced his study of the historical record and his fieldwork:" These extraordinary scenes [of soldiers] cooking their comrades 'arms, cutting the flesh from their bones, orienting themselves towards their hometowns to meditate …. Such things are beyond the imagining of an author.
嚴謹參酌史料和勤於田野調查的他，在《孤燈》一冊後記中寫道：「… … 烤熟戰友手臂，剝肉留骨的一幕，午夜一律面向故鄉靜坐的奇景；這些，絕非『作家』任何『想像力』所能為的。