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If a brotheür presents you tea, he ought to do so with the following quatrain: 



Heaven is high, Earth is broad, all alike since olden tiraes; 

 The mountains high and waters fine are mutually divided. 

 Eemember the affairs of the Hung-people in the golden orchid; 

 I lift up this blue lotus (}) , and present it to mine adopted brother. 



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In pouring water upon the tea, you may say this quatrain: 



ïhis cup of blue lotus is not at all alike ( 2 ); 



Our friends are dispersed over all the world; 



On the day that I drank of it in the flower-pavilion, 



I never thought that I would meet you again to day. 



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If a brotiier asks you: //From where does this tea come?" ansvver him: „This tea ha* 

 been made by the two sisters-in-la vv; the one is the sister of Ching-thian, the other is 

 the wife of Ching-thian." ( 3 ) 



This tea comes from the black stone-ridge of the black mountain; 

 The united waters of the three rivers are offered to the prince. 

 In one gulp we swallow the kingdom of the great Tsing; 

 But the intestines of the traitors shall be rent by it. 



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(-) To the cup of tea which the affiliated drank in the red-flower-pavilion, (Corapare pag. U4). 

 ( 3 j Compare pag. 177, note 2. 



