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    Jin Haishu

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    Sharpness

    knife-edges are not the only sharp things
    a knife-handle too can be razor sharp sometimes
    touch it and your hand
    will bleed straightaway
    there are times when we have to
    be cautious of all those blunt, undemonstrative
    agonies
    © Translation: 2005, Simon Patton

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    © 2005, Jin Haishu
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    Sharpness

    knife-edges are not the only sharp things
    a knife-handle too can be razor sharp sometimes
    touch it and your hand
    will bleed straightaway
    there are times when we have to
    be cautious of all those blunt, undemonstrative
    agonies
    © 2005, Simon Patton

    Sharpness

    knife-edges are not the only sharp things
    a knife-handle too can be razor sharp sometimes
    touch it and your hand
    will bleed straightaway
    there are times when we have to
    be cautious of all those blunt, undemonstrative
    agonies
    © 2005, Simon Patton
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