Plucking chysanthemums along the east fence;Gazing in silence at the Southern Hills,The birds flying home in pairs,Through the soft mountain air of dusk --In these things there is a deep meaning,But when we try to express it,We suddenly forget the words.-T'ao Ch'ien(365 AD - 427 AD)

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