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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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