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 [46] GOOD-BYE TO THE PEOPLE OF HANGCHOW

and officers line the returning road; Wine and soup load the parting table. I have not ruled you with the wisdom of Shao Kung; What is the reason your tears should fall so fast? My taxes were heavy, though many of the people were poor; The farmers were hungry, for often their fields were dry. All I did was to dam the water of the Lake And help a little in a year when things were bad. [78]