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Profiles from China by Eunice Tietjens
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When he had tasted in a dream of the Ten Courts of
Purgatory, Doctor TsĂȘng was humbled in spirit,
and passed his life in piety among the foot-hills.


FĂȘng-Shui

At the Hour of the Horse avoid raising a roof-tree,
for by the trampling of his hoofs it may
be beaten down;
And at the Hour of the cunning Rat go not near a
soothsayer, for by his cunning he may mislead
the oracle, and the hopes of the enquirer come
to naught.


China
of
the
Tourists


Reflections in a Ricksha

This ricksha is more comfortable than some.
The springs are not broken, and the seat is covered
with a white cloth.
Also the runner is young and sturdy, and his legs flash
pleasantly.
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