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hence could be foreknown. 2. The Master answered: "The Yin dynasty perpetuated the civilisation of the Hsia; its modifications and accretions can be known. The Chou perpetuated the civilisation of the Yin, and its modifications and accretions can be known. Whatever others may succeed the Chou, their character, even a hundred ages hence, can be known."

CHAPTER XXIV.

1. The Master said: "To sacrifice to a spirit not one's own