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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 285 by HAN SHAN

First Line: COLD MOUNTAIN SPEAKS THESE WORDS
Last Line: PERFORMING ANOTHER TRAGEDY
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; WISDOM;

Cold Mountain speaks these words
these words no one believes
honey goes down easy
yellow cork is hard to swallow
agreement makes men happy
opposition makes them mad
all I see are puppets
performing another tragedy



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