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 He replied:

She was still cautious and could not take things so easily. She passed many days in musing. By this time the coloured leaves [of Autumn] had all fallen. The sky was clear and bright. One evening as the sun was setting she felt very lonely and wrote to him:

He replied:

The next morning the frost was very white; he sent to inquire for her, asking, "How are you feeling now?"

She sent a poem:

His answer contained many touching words, and a poem:

She answered:

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