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> 南海之帝為儵,北海之帝為忽,中央之帝為渾沌。儵與忽時相與遇於渾沌之地,渾沌待之甚善。儵與忽謀報渾沌之德,曰:人皆有七竅,以視聽食息,此獨無有,嘗試鑿之。日鑿一竅,七日而渾沌死。

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Lord Hu (忽); Sovereign of the North
Lord Shu (儵); Sovereign of the South

Acted in ignorant judgement (儵忽); in the domain of Hun'dun (渾沌),
upon Hun'dun (渾沌), to bring their order to his domain; and in doing so brought ruin to it.

七日 而 渾沌 死 ~ ... [in] seven days forth Hun'dun of Kairos perished,
or by their creation, undifferentiated naive kindness perished for their instrumented, by their instrumented, kindness....
for the lords of polarity, intruded upon the nature of the realm between them, and in imposing their ideals of men, so brought ruin to the sanctuary of the central realm.... or to nature.... or to china.... what is a domain of (中央) anyway! even man is between nature and heaven :p
Hun'dun (of the middle realm, or the realm without judgements) offered to them;
(待甚善) daishenshan, exceedingly gracious reception
they offered in return (之謀報德) zhimoubaode;
a scheme of virtuous, dutiful repayment/obligation
though, i'm improvising the translations

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儵 -> man - drawing a line - while traversing - darkness, darkened being
忽 -> effortlessly/thoughtlessly or engulfing in an evening's wrap, the prior's judgement...
now discerning nature/fundamental while not discerning nature/fundamental
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Why don't you use google translafor farkwit
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>>24720152
cuz it's fun to try.
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>>24720198
why learn traditional chinese?
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Bing bong ching chong sucky sucky fie dorra I luv u rong time
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>>24720230
it seems very poetic
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>>24720523
I like a Chinese poetry and looking at the traditional characters personally.
Those hanzi contain a lot of meaning that isn't all that obvious when translated into English.
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I altered the structure of my notes.

Lord Hu (忽);
Sovereign of the North (北).
Lord Shu (儵);
Sovereign of the South (南).

Frequented the Center Realms (中央),
Under the care of a kind and gentle Lord,
World (地) Sovereign (帝) Hun'dun (渾沌).

They were welcomed, by Lord Hun'dun;
And cherished with great delight (與遇於),
In an exceedingly gracious reception (待甚善).

They hastened to deliver their propriety in return,
by means of a dutiful scheme of virtue (之謀報德).
Resolute in their understanding; obliged and pious.

Hastily, genially, they resolved in ignorant judgement (儵忽);
in the domain of Hun'dun (渾沌), and upon Hun'dun (渾沌),
to extend an ardent courtesy -- bringing forth regretful tragedy.

_"The Great Men of the Realms, are all bestowed with faces."
"How could it be; that we allow Great Hun'dun to lack one?"
"How could it be; he alone is without the seven holes of a face?"
"We must come each day, to drill a hole, to reshape his face!"
"So that he may be as the men of the realm, he mustn't lack!"
"So that he may properly see, eat, speak, and hear; as is proper!"_

Each day now, they ventured back to the Land of Kairos,
With their methods, dutifully doting upon Hun'dun of Kairos,
Boring into the head of Hun'dun, the proper structure and order.

Across Seven Days; The Lords of Polarity,
Diligently, brought their instruments.
Across Seven Days; The Lords of Polarity,
Discerningly, brought their perfections.
Across Seven Days; The Lords of Polarity,
Dotingly, brought their accommodation.
Across Seven Days; The Lords of Polarity;
Deliberately, brought their devastation.

On the Seventh Day;
Great Sovereign, Hun'dun of Kairos.
Perished unceremoniously,
From the Sanctuary of the Center Realm.



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