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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 61 by HAN SHAN

First Line: I SEE HUNDREDS OF DOGS
Last Line: A PACK OF DOGS CAN'T SHARE
Subject(s): ANIMALS; CHINESE LITERATURE; DOGS; GREED; AVARICE; CUPIDITY;

I see hundreds of dogs
and every one of them scruffy
lying wherever they please
rambling whenever the whim arises
but throw them out a bone
and watch them growl and fight
as long as bones are rare
a pack of dogs can't share



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