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In his silken robes, clear and bright, | |
With his cap on his head, looking so respectful, | |
From the hall he goes to the foot of the stairs, | |
And from the sheep to the oxen. | |
[He inspects] the tripods, large and small. | |
The good spirits are mild; | |
There is no noise, no insolence: -- | |
An auspice, [all this], of great longevity. |
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