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& 178- Who stood on the middle of the bridge? 



A. On the middle of the bridge stood the three holy Budhas ( l ); to the left stood the 



youth with excellent talents; ( 2 ) and to the right the maiden Hian-chu-lung. ( 3 ) There 



was, also, an antithetical couplet. 

 Q. 177- How does it run? 



A. The shadows dance and move without Ieavina; a vesti° - e; 



All things were looking quiet, and the sun was already red. 



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0,. 178. Who stood at the end of the bridge? 



A. An old man with grey hairs. ( 4 ) 



Ö. 179. Why did he stand there? 



A. He stood there to sell fruits. 



Q. 130. What is his name and surname? 



A. His name is Shie, his surname Tang -hang. 



Q. 181. How can you prove that? 



A. I can prove it by a verse. 



Q. 182. How does this verse run? 



A. I am an old man of the southern mountains, 



Who searches for heroes on the bridge of two planks. 



My narae is Shie-pang-7iang , and I sell fruits; 



If I turn myself round I am again the old grey-kead. 



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( 2 ) ^ ~Jf j|r Hp* i. e. Hung-hai-rl. (Sèe the note on A. 32 S.) 



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