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 the original of the Chinese poet Li T'ai Po. I longed to borrow it, but was too shy to say so.

On the seventh day of the Seventh month I found a happy means to send my word [the suggestion of my wish]:

The answer was:

On the thirteenth day of that month the moon shone very brightly. Darkness was chased away even 24