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A PALACE STORY by PO CHU-YI

First Line: A NETWORK HANDKERCHIEF CONTAINS NO TEAR
Last Line: REST ON A SCREEN, AND YOU WILL FALL, I FEAR.

A network handkerchief contains no tear.
'Tis dawn at court ere wine and music sate.
The rich red crops no aftermath await.
Rest on a screen, and you will fall, I fear.





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