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V

The Shih Mou Chih Chien; narrative. The straits of the peasantry of Wei.

1Among their ten acres of mulberry trees,
The planters move idly about at their ease.
"Ho! back," says a courtier, "and let us join these!"

2Beyond their ten acres of mulberry trees,
The planters move idly about at their ease.
"Away," says a courtier, "and join us with these!"


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