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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 306 by HAN SHAN

First Line: ALL THE PEOPLE I SEE
Last Line: I'LL CARVE YOUR NAME IN STONE
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; DEATH; DEAD, THE;

All the people I see
struggle over everything
one day they suddenly die
and all they get is some ground
four-feet wide
eight-feet long
if you can stop your struggling
I'll carve your name in stone



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