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(~yryr\ These eighteen cups represent the roof of the lodge. ( T ) 



OOO Push the topmost cup one place higher, and drink then the second cup. 



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OOOO The host places eight cups in this way. The guest who wishes to drink 

 OOOO °f this tea > ought first to form the character Kiany (river), and then the 



character Shan (mountain) of them in this way: 

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Three cups placed in a row with the tea-pot signify: //Hung obeys Heaven/' ( 2 ) 



OO Fout cups placed in this way signify: ,/the ïïung-heroes who enter the camp." ( s ) 



O O The guest, before drinking, ought to remove the two upper cups to the right 

 and left, so that the four cups form an exact square. 



The host covers a cup of tea with an other cup placed inverted. The guest removes this 

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A Hung-cup covers the Hung-tea; 

 We dissolve the Manchoo empire. 

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 Unite themselves in one family. 



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