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二十四 ; èr shí sì

Aug 07, 2011 16:04

"Once upon a time," said Zhuangzi, "I dreamed that I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was Zhuangzi ( Read more... )

c: stellaris, c: barry, c: rain, psa, cryptic like a cryptic thing, c: hawk, the symbolism it burns, sekritly very meta, c: cloud, c: juliet, c: bell, c: above, c: castor, c: youth, poetic shenanigans, c: spring, c: krile, c: key

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awokentospring August 8 2011, 05:17:12 UTC

That is a pretty picture! And the story is interesting! But what if it is something else entirely that is dreaming about being a man sometimes and a butterfly other times?

[Any hidden meanings here? Yeah, they sailed right over his head.]

getsome_sleep August 8 2011, 18:18:41 UTC

[Ironically enough, he's the one who hit closest to what Huo actually meant.]

Alas, I do believe that you have poor Zhuagzi outwitted in this.

awokentospring August 8 2011, 19:43:50 UTC

[... how sad. orz]

Oh, have I? Really?

getsome_sleep August 8 2011, 20:27:37 UTC

It is not so surprising. Young minds are flexible.

awokentospring August 8 2011, 21:24:52 UTC

That makes sense! And I am very flexible!

getsome_sleep August 10 2011, 19:20:06 UTC

I would say that you take after your father in this, but that would no doubt attract all sorts of comments from certain parties.

awokentospring August 10 2011, 19:24:50 UTC

[There's a dark penmark.] Unfortunately, I know exactly what you mean.

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