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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 202 by HAN SHAN

First Line: I SEE SOMEONE DECEIVING OTHERS
Last Line: STILL RETAINING ITS NATURAL LIFE
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; DECEPTION;
I see someone deceiving others
running with a basket of water
getting it home in one breath
but what does the basket have left
and I see someone deceived by others
just like a leek in the garden
day after day cut by a knife
still retaining its natural life



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