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	式微 式微式微。 胡不歸。 微君之故。 胡為乎中露。 式微式微。 胡不歸。 微君之躬。 胡為乎泥中。		SHI WEI Reduced! Reduced! Why not return? If it were not for your sake, O prince, How should we be thus exposed to the dew? Reduced! Reduced! Why not return? If it were not for your person, O prince, How should we be here in the mire?

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