| Forty li through Chü-yang Pass |
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| The Sage has the Six Classics |
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| All my friends can write them |
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| While an official, I never wrote lyrics |
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| Don't ask about the Six Dynasties of the Sui Palace |
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| Willow catkins, white as cotton |
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| Desolate poems of chaotic times — could I bear |
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| All morning long I correct my books, changing "lu" to "yü" |
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| A Wall Painting by Wu Wei |
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| Write in a lively style, as fish swim in the water |
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