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4728373The Jade Mountain — A Sigh from a Staircase of JadeWitter Bynner and Jiang KanghuLi Bai
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A SIGH FROM A STAIRCASE OF JADE

(Written to Music)

Her jade-white staircase is cold with dew;Her silk soles are wet, she lingered there so long . . .Behind her closed casement, why is she still waiting,Watching through its crystal pane the glow of the autumn moon?

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