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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 72 by HAN SHAN

First Line: PIGS DEVOUR DEAD HUMAN FLESH
Last Line: LOTUSES WILL BLOOM IN BOILING SOUP
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; FOOD & EATING; HUMANITY; PIGS; BOARS; HOGS;

Pigs devour dead human flesh
humans savor dead pig guts
pigs don't mind human stink
humans say pork smells fine
throw dead pigs in the river
bury human bodies deep
if they ever stop eating each other
lotuses will bloom in boiling soup



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