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STRAY BIRDS

86

"How far are you from me, O Fruit?"
I am hidden in your heart, O

87

This longing is for the one who is felt in the dark, but not seen in the day.

"You are the big drop of dew under the lotus leaf, I am the smaller one on its upper side," said the dewdrop to the lake.

89

The scabbard is content to be dull when it protects the keenness of the sword.

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