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Delayed on the Road from Szechuan
by Chang Yueh


A traveler's heart races
Both sun and moon
Coming and going
Always making
Such intricate plans

Yet the autumn wind
Doesn't wait for anyone
It always arrives first
At Loyang's outer walls

蜀道后期

客心争日月
来往预期程
秋风不相待
先至洛阳城




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