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If a brother smokes opium, and you should like to smoke also, but have no money with 

 you, you must not go to the brother and ask him for opium; but if he makes with his 

 pipe the sign one ( l ) it means „I am alone." You give then the sign two ( 2 ) with your fing- 

 ers. The brother will then invite you to lay down at his side and smoke also. 



If the opium-pipe is lying on the table, the guest says the following quatrain 



A piece of red bamboo lies on the table; 



In the character Hung is manifestly the character pah ( 3 ). 



Don't say that this gun is of no use: 



For it is most meritorious in overturning the dynasty of Tsing. 



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Quatrains on the tobacco-pipe. 



I. 



Brethern on entering say these words: 



The tobacco-pipe is originally seven feet long. ( 4 ) 



You speak now such slang-words; 



But the millions of brethern will now do the three things. ( 5 ) 



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ii. 



In the movements of your hands and gait you eau give signs. 



Don't let others know that the. mutations (of these signs) are all similar. 



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(3) At the bottom of the right part of the character Eung (<gfe) is, indeed, the character Pak j/V) 



( 4 ) Meaning: „the lance or gun." 



( 5 ) Overturn Tsing and restore Ming; Obey Heaven and restore Ming; Obey Heavcn and act righteously. 



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