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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 80, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: If you would increase increase your essence
Last Line: You won't survive the trauma of death
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Change; Chinese Literature; Death; Immortality; Self; Dead, The


If you would increase increase your essence
that could be called an increase
if you would change change your form
that could be called a change
able to increase able to change
you're sure to join the ranks of immortals
without such increase and change
you won't survive the trauma of death





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