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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 100 by HAN SHAN

First Line: FOR AN IMAGE OF LIFE AND DEATH
Last Line: BOTH LIFE AND DEATH ARE FINE
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; DEATH; ICE; LIFE; REINCARNATION; WATER; DEAD, THE; TRANSMIGRATION; PRETAS;

For an image of life and death
consider ice and water
water freezes into ice
ice melts back into water
what dies must live again
what lives is bound to die
ice and water don't harm each other
both life and death are fine



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