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Eemember always that the five founders protect the true dragon ( : ); 

 And with a sincere heavt help the state, wishing to obtain merit. 

 In the two capitals, at the North and South ( 2 ), we all are brethern; 

 The nine Bases ( 3 ) are venerated and every where the sarne. 



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If the host offers you the pipe with two fingers of one hand, you ought to grasp the 

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The four great faithful excellent Ones protect one dragon; 

 With a sincere heart they protect the state, wishing to obtain rnerit. 

 When you and I were not yet , the pillars of the pavilion were erected ; 

 And they wandred about the world in search of valiant heroes. 



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If the host offers you the pipe with the bowl downwards, it means that between brethern 

 frhere is no enmity. The guest says the following quatrain: 



You ask me to smoke tobacco. ( 4 ) 

 Why do you approach me as an enemy? 

 Don't say that at my birth I had no reasons: 

 In the trebled waves a dragon floated. ( 5 ) 



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I 1 ) Emperor. ( 2 ) Nanking and Peking. ( 3 ) See Section X. 



( 4 ) Zit: »to ent a cloud." (See Sectiou XI.) 



( 5 ) Because we had an offspring of the dynasty of Ming, I was bom, i. c, entered tbi I 



