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Han Shan spits out these words,
words no one believes ...
Honey's sweet, so people love it,
But the best herbs are bitter, hard to get down.
Go along, and they'll all love you.
Oppose them, and you'll get a big-eyed stare.
All I see is wooden puppets,
playing out their melodrama.
Han Shan Cold Mountain | Translated by J.P. Seaton