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Third Hexagram
Thunder from the Deep:
The Superior Person
carefully weaves order
out of confusion.
Supreme success
if you keep to your course.
Carefully consider
the first move.
Seek help.
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Changing Lines
Line Six
The horses break free.
If the need for aid
goes unrecognized,
tears and blood
will flow.
Line Five
He could rescue them,
if only
they would trust.
For now,
he must provide
protection
and small comfort
from the shadows.
Line Four
Her horses break away.
Turning back,
she must learn to trust,
and accept
the escort of
her spurned highwayman.
What seemed at first
misfortune
will lead to marriage.
Line Three
A hunter
who pursues his prey
without a guide
will lose his way
in the deeps
of the forest.
The Superior Person
knows his limitations
and gives up the chase.
To advance
brings regret.
Line Two
Her horses
rear in fright;
but the highwayman
means no harm.
He seeks only
the hand of the maiden.
She must refuse him,
for she fears
a very long journey
lies ahead
before she can marry.
Line One
You have run up
against an obstacle
at the very head
of the trail.
Keep to your course.
Seek mutual aid.
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