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 46. THE RUIN OF THE CAPITAL Jfc

OF YUEH s^

Hither returned Kou Chien, the King of Yueh, in tri- x£*

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He had destroyed the kingdom of Wu. */u

His loyal men came home in brilliance of brocade, S*

��And the women of the court thronged the palace

Like flowers that fill the spring —

Now only a flock of patridges are flying in the twilight.

��See Nos. 44 an d 4&-

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