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NOTE TO WANG WEI by JOHN BERRYMAN

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First Line: HOW COULD YOU BE SO HAPPY, NOW SOME THOUSAND YEARS
Last Line: BE DUST MYSELF PRETTY SOON; NOT NOW
Subject(s): WANG WEI (699-759);

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