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1. In the first month of winter the sun is in Wei, the constellation culminating at dusk being Wei, and the constellation culminating at dawn Khih-hsing.

2. Its days are the zǎn and kwei,

3. Its divine ruler is Kwan-hsü, and the (attending) spirit is Hsüan-ming.

4. Its creatures are the shell-covered.

5. Its musical note is Yü, and its pitch-tube is Ying Kung.

6. Its number is six. Its taste is salt Its smell is that of things that are rotten.

7. Its sacrifice is that at (the altar of) the path, and