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Tan Po Huan Xi Sha · Going and Staying
Flowers and willows in lush profusion crowd the feather robe; who is meant to guess these delicate thoughts? Before long, on a small raft, I shall roam the blue heavens and reach the numinous pool.
Ask the traveler, all easy and unhurried, and only one answers; the carved mural raises doubt. One step into the rivers and lakes and cause and effect begin; you are bound to be entranced.
Glosses—
Lush [shenshen]: having the look of rich abundance;
Riding a raft [chengfu]: to travel on a small raft of bamboo or wood;
Blue heavens [canghao]: the vault of the sky.
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