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	汝墳 遵彼汝墳。 伐其條枚。 未見君子。 惄如調飢。 遵彼汝墳。 伐其條肆。 既見君子。 不我遐棄。 魴魚赬尾。 王室如燬 。 雖則如燬。 父母孔邇 。		RU FEN Along those raised banks of the Ru, I cut down the branches and slender stems. While I could not see my lord, I felt as it were pangs of great hunger. Along those raised banks of the Ru, I cut down the branches and fresh twigs. I have seen my lord; He has not cast me away. The bream is showing its tail all red; The royal House is like a blazing fire. Though it be like a blazing fire, Your parents are very near.

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