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It was a hit by seamlessly crossing boundaries of race, musical genre and sexuality.

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The thousand gates of the title evoke the 32 characters and 19 perspectives, windows into souls, but also checkpoints, reminders of the boundaries and barriers, the fear and distrust plaguing an embattled land.

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