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THE BIG RUG by PO CHU-YI

First Line: THAT SO MANY OF THE POOR SHOULD SUFFER FROM COLD WHAT CAN WE DO TO PREVENT?
Last Line: WHICH AT ONE TIME COULD COVER UP EVERY INCH OF THE CITY.
Subject(s): CHINA - TANG DYNASTY (618-905); POVERTY; RUGS; CARPETS;
THAT so many of the poor should suffer from cold what can we do to prevent?
To bring warmth to a single body is not much use.
I wish I had a big rug ten thousand feet long,
Which at one time could cover up every inch of the City.



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