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· A Former Self Comes Visiting
Along the field paths they gather plump lotus root; a child in horn-braids hugs the hillside. At the washing, stone and club are busy; an 's tune rises.
Apricot porridge ladled out, rich with fragrance; sweet wine softens the knotted gut. By borrowed moonlight they work the shadow puppets; the wild bridge is cool.
Glosses—
Horn-braids: short braids done up on either side of the crown of the head like a pair of horns;
砧杵 [zhēn chǔ]: the laundry stone and the beating club;
曲: here read qū.
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