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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 91 by HAN SHAN

First Line: HATEFUL DESTINIES CLOUD THE EYE
Last Line: RECOGNIZE THE KING OF THINGS
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; FATE; DESTINY;

Hateful destinies cloud the eye
doubly dark and devoid of light
eight hundred human years
wouldn't equal their half-night
all such fools as these
of states too sad to tell
I urge you to leave
recognize the King of Things



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