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 Motionless—I cleave to my lonely bed. At last I forget that I exist at all, And at that moment my joy is great indeed.

High Heaven had no love for wine, There would not be a Wine Star in the sky. If Earth herself had no love for wine, There would not be a city called Wine Springs. Since Heaven and Earth both love wine, I can love wine, without shame before God. Clear wine was once called a Saint; Thick wine was once called "a Sage."

Of Saint and Sage I have long quaffed deep, What need for me to study spirits and hsien? At the third cup I penetrate the Great Way; A full gallon—Nature and I are one... But the things I feel when wine possesses my soul I will never tell to those who are not drunk. [28]