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Q,. 125. Which goods ( 2 ) were in the ship? 



A. Sed wood ( 2 ) and red rice. ( 3 ) 



Q. 126. How many holds were filled with it? 



A. Thousands and myriads of holds, countless numbers! 



0,. 127. For what use are they? 



A. They are for the use of the army. 



Q,. 128. How could the ship float, since it was laden so heavily? 



A. We were at a place where three rivers unite their waters : (*) therelbre the ship could 



float. 

 ö. 129. Whence do these three rivers, which unite their waters, issue? 

 A. They issue from the foot of the Nail-mountain. ( 5 ) 



Q,. 130. Whither do their waters flow? 

 A. They flow from the united waters of three rivers, till they lose themselves in the five 



lakes and four seas. 

 Q. 131. .How can you prove that? 

 A. I can prove it by a verse. 



Q,. 132. How does this verse run? 

 A. The thvee rivers flow through the five lakes; 



I have taken a look into the gates of the temple Kao-khi. 



We remember the past events with the five founders in a cevtain year, 



And we're coming, specially, to thank Wan-yun-lung. 



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Ql. 133. Whither went the ship? 



A. It went to the Fair of great peace. ( 6 ) 



Q. 134. When did the ship leave? 



A. It heaved anchor on the 24th of the 12th month, and reached harbour on the ith of 



the Ist month, after ten days passage, 

 Q. 135. Along which places did you come? 



( 4 ) H M & ik (5) See p- 70 > note 2 - 



(6j -4^ 251 +jj| i, e . the place where lodge was held. 



