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The next quatrain sings the praise of the Scissors with which the hair of the neophytes is 

 dit off: 



The clouds were heavy and we could not see the sky ; 



But with one clip of the metal scissors all around became red. 



When the clouds where rent open, the pure moon appeared; 



May on the dynasty of Ming quickly a true dragon (emperor) descend. 



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On the Predom minor we find this quatrain: 



Nü-wa wrought stones to repair the blue Heaven; ( l ) 

 She left her precious mirror to reflect the heart of men. 

 Sun and moon ( 2 ) are pure as ice and clear as diamond; 

 It breaks through millions of fiery soldiers. 



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The jade foot-measure is illustrated "by the following quatrain : 



How high is Heaven! how far does Earth extend! 



The jade footmeasure of Lupan ( 3 ) can measure it. 



Sun and moon ( 4 ) are measured and given to the Hung-named; 



The kingdom of our lord shall flourish every where. 



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 Heaven which Kongkong had made. 



( 2 ) The dynasty of Ming. See page 35, note 4. 



( 3 ) Lu-pan the patron of carpenters; the Chinese Tubal-Cain. (*) See notc 2. 



