Settling not on the industrious sons of China, nor on their ware-covered blankets, ownership rights of intellectual property fluttered silently by, unseen, on Monday, as does the gentle mayfly on a warm harvest-time breeze. 'Is this a pirated DVD of Transformers 2 dreaming it is an original? Or is it an original Transformers 2 dreaming of an adventurous life as a pirate?' a sidewalk merchant in Tiananmen Square whispered to a moment already gone, as his hands clutched some worldly illusion of the Michael Bay film. 'Eight dollars. Plays anywhere in the world.' In their great wisdom, the merchants also carried forth the ancient teachings of Zhuangziwho spoke of how time is a riddle answered by eternityto the equally fleeting earthly conceits of trademarked wristwatches, electronics, clothing items, Starbucks, and automobiles. 