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A- The precious nine-storied Pagoda stands rniddlemost: 



The founders stand opposite each other (in it) since centuries; 



When the Ming-dynasty returns there will be naught but offioers of the Hung-family ; 



And the great dynasty of Ming shall settle the social botids and virtues. (}) 



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ft. 271. How many Ponds are there? 

 A. Three Ponds. 



ft. 272. Which fish is reared in them? 

 A. Stone carpers are reared in them. 



ft, 273. How can you prove that? 

 I can prove it by a verse. 

 ft. 274. How does this verse run? 



A, In the three ponds are reared carpers, 



Whose two tails crossed form the character pah. ( 2 ) 



The stone-carper» may be observed in the duckweed: ( 3 ) 



When they have juraped into the dragon-gate, they vomit pearb. ( 4 ) 



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ft. 275. How many Orchards are there? 

 A. Five Orchards. ( 5 ) 



ft. 276. "What is planted in them? 



A. There is planted Peaches and Plums; to the leffc Rushes ( 6 ) and Willows to the right. 



In front are Firs, at the back are Cedars. In the middle is a grove of red bamboo. 



(!) See pag. 63, notes 1 & 2. 



( 2 ) /V (eig-h.t). ( 3 ) A species of Azolla growing in fishponds. 



( 4 ) The Chinese believe that the carper changes , after a certain lapse of time , into a dragon , and can then 

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