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From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.aol.com>,
"WRYTING-L : Writing and Theory across Disciplines" <WRYTING-L@LISTSERV.UTORONTO.CA>
Subject: 744 characters
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 02:43:19 -0500 (EST)
744 characters (!) flattering destroys and injures (ceremony) (disclosure) (from the) tower watch (look out) (as if) flying (be) amazed (go to the) forest bank (marsh) (you will be) fortunate (to) draw near (grammatical predicates) help (assist) -er (helper) (grave/marking post) (prince) Duke Huan regulated (the) fit (harmony) (one's) back (to the) Mong (mountain) face the Luo (river) (servant) (the) Han abuse troubled (they were?) punished (the) assistant (subordinate) sometimes flatters (sometimes) judges (the) chicken field (and the) bare (scarlet) city walls (city) (the) false road (way) destroyed Guo (the) tall crown follows (the) palanquin (the) world grants (allowance) luxury (and) wealth (under) cover (of) home injustice abundant (when) danger(ous) (or) (in) disgrace close to shame (when) favors increase resist extremity (house-pole) 1/3 meter (scale, ruler) bi-jade (circular disk with hole) negative (un- ) 1/30 meter (measurement, small) yin (shadow, moon, sexual organs, === Elder Brother Pond (and) peak stone Interrogative particle (how?) (do you) abide by promises (according to) Jin (and) Chu change supremacy Wild Goose Gate (and the) Great Wall (purple pass) Zhao (and) Wei surrounded (placed) east to west [(when) favors increase to the utmost] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [Mencius, Meng-ke] honest simple, plain [or: urge them to plant/grow spirits of the earth] [the] superior man [does things thoroughly and with urgency] [regulates a still nature evades passion a withered pear-tree (is) faithful (bells, chimes) (to) li-script above harmony below harmonious again assembles (a) group (of) flowers agreeing (as) mind (ch'i, spirit) linking (joining) branches all father's sister father's older brother father's younger brother already gathering the tomb ceremony arbor attainment of ability never neglect begin the year (to carry) in the south mu3 (about 1.6 acres) beginning making writing characters benevolence is built the name stands bequeath and bow doubting the sections bequeath them excellent way (plan) blessings (fortune) (are caused by) virtuous happiness change covers grass and weeds (vegetation) city (and) village flourish (in the) summer cliff (and) cave (mountain) dim (and obscure) (and) deep (obscure, climb the stairs accept the high steps of the throne closest to Doctrine of the Mean (Middle Way) clouds ascend, galloping, sending rain cold comes the heat goes console the people strike down the guilty contain (form) (and) stop if (one is) thinking covering the person issues (giving birth to) create order not separation cut (and) polish precepts (and) rules dawn (early in the morning) prosper warm (and pure) deception the talk of the other (is) brief deliberate beginnings sincerity, fidelity beautiful, beauty devote one's efforts to now sow and (reap) gather harvest devotion follows (rules) the end (of) life dew forms becoming frost disaster (catastrophe) depends on (is caused by) the accumulation (of) doors sealed eight (of the) counties drawing (painting) draw (paint) birds (and) animals drive (the wheel) hubs shake (the) tassels drum (play) the lute (25-string se4) blow the sheng1 (mouth reed early (minute) dawn who (is) conducting business east (and) west two capitals employ (the) army (with the) utmost skill engrave (the) monument inscribe (the) inscription (artist's signature) enter (the internal) music (play music) the mother (of) appearance evil examine oneself (when) ridiculed admonished expel the throne yield the country face (meet, confront) the deep tread (put on shoes) lightly faith the cause of should be covered (protect your faith) feminine, secret) is (just so) (to be) emulated (compete with) figured beautiful cloth wraps around (the) Han (Chinese) blessing, four filial piety serves as (accepts) the end of power (the power of others) fishscales hidden in depths feathers circling above floating Wei (river) according to (seize) the Jing (Sheu river) follow the idea and change (your) heart (mind) four (wantonly) bamboo mats establish (a) place four great five (is) normal fragrance) from 7 to 9 in the morning the constellations line up it's a measure word, galloping reputation (gallops) (across) reds (and) blues (painting) gate go and increase the chant gold gives birth beautiful water good (and) wonderful government rooted in regard to agriculture great open country (and) Dong Ting Lake guard the truth with full intention harness (the) vehicle (palanquin) prosper quickly heaven earth black yellow :: heaven is black, earth is yellow help (the) weak assist (help up) (the) falling (leaning) historian Yu2 grasps straight-forward hold strictly steer properly hold the boundary talk and test with scalding homes allowed (for) (salary of) one thousand soldiers (troops) honorable trade (the place) of foundation important matters of State] in addition to work obey government in autumn the harvesting in winter the hiding, concealing in disintegration reliance on the self (self-reliance) (is) long instrument) integrity (justice) gives back honesty intercalary timing the leftover residue becomes one tenth measurement of jade emanates out from Kun mountain summit kind humanity (conceal) compassion kindnesses know what passes the certainty of change lacquered write (on) wall (lining) the classics (jing1) learn outstanding ascend (to) official (service) legal principles like (a) pine(s) this prospers like (an) orchid(s) this fragrance like (the same as) (a) child compared (to) (a) son (child) listen to sound observe (inquire) reason love raise up the hosts the leaders make friends join (and) divide many scholars just so [really] peaceful (tranquil) many vegetables mustard ginger meditation (ch'an, Zen) lord (master, chief) speaks (from the, in the) men imitate pleasing genius minister prostrate the army barbarians mountain ancestral (is) exalted Tai music particularly is precious (and) humble my artful planting of glutinous millet and millet near and far one reality netherworld) nine provinces (emperor) Yu marked one hundred prefectures Qin merged (i.e. they were enlarged) particle as well pictures colorful immortals (hermits) (and) spirits pillar please the rank (of office) bind yourself poetry the praise of small (lamb) sheep (sheep) policy merits profusion (of) (the) truths (reality) proclaim (announce) (your) might (power) (across the) desert prudent all good ancient laws question or problem ration of the guest returning to the emperor respect (connector / alone) the rearing of children restraint, conquering (of) study makes (creates) the sage rise up exterminate quite (the) magistrates (shepherds) rites as well are valuable and low say diction (classical rhetoric) (with) quiet, peaceful determination silk) sky and valley proclaim (one's) fame so the lu bamboo pitches shift position open speak strictly (accurately) give respect speech (and) emotion (of the) warrior man, population supreme ruler survive by means of the wild pear taxes in the ripe (grain) tribute in the new (grain) the cap changes distrust the stars the capital (of) the father (parallels) the (business) affairs (of) the the ch'in 4-stringed instrument the cosmos the cosmos are vast a desolate wasteland the depths (abyss) clear (transparent) take up (create) (a) reflection the double-edged dagger furiously named the huge gate-tower the empty chamber hall (public room) learn (review lessons) carefully the external (foreign) accept pass on instructions the fire dragon the emperor teaching the first stem (a) curtain (notebook, album) against (answer, reply) the the government bureaus skeins command together (mutually) the heart moves the weary mind the husband chants (calls upon) the wife follows the ink (of) sorrow, sadness (on silk) is printed (sadness stains the the left attains holds brightness the official (government) hall (a) tray (with) plum (blossoms) (strong the origin of shape proper (upright) model the path (of) the ancient swordsman the scholar tree minister of state the pearl called the light of darkness the phoenix cries in the bamboo the phoenix the royal official men the right (direction) passes through (a) broad interior the river flows not (un) stopping (ceaselessly) the rolls greatly nothing (in the) end the sea salted the rivers fresh the sun fills the moon fills the sun sets in the west it's dusk the third stem give alms (cottage, abandon) drawn near (beside) awaken the tool (utensil) of desire (is) trouble (quantity) measure-word the treasure of fruit plum apple the white colt grazes there the wicked suffer setbacks loss of money then uniforms, wearing robes < clothing skirts < clothing they spread out think very much \ of each other elder brother younger brother to develop reward dismiss, expel and ascend toil modestly cautiously trample (the) earth join (the) alliance treasure tributary of Wei small stream that one an offiial rank (head of Wei) trust attain a myriad (10,000) directions (square) trying a case at court query the way urge them respect to maintain (establish) view (the) form distinguish (the) type view, scenery lines tied or lined-up wisdom where (particle) (exclamatory or interrogative) particle interrogative wilderness (vast, spacious) distant continuous (and) remote women adore chastity unyielding yao tang has predicted years __