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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 77 by HAN SHAN

First Line: THERE EXISTS ONE KIND OF FOOL
Last Line: TELL HIM DON'T STAY HERE
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; DECEPTION; GREED; AVARICE; CUPIDITY;
There exists one kind of fool
thick-headed as a donkey
although he knows human speech
his greed resembles a pig's
his treachery can't be fathomed
his claims all turn out false
if anybody talks with him
tell him don't stay here



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