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Twenty-Ninth Hexagram
Water follows Water,
spilling over any cliff,
flowing past all obstacles,
no matter
the depth or distance,
to the sea.
The Superior Person
learns flexibility
from the mistakes
he has made,
and grows strong
from the obstacles
he has overcome,
pressing on
to show others the Way.
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Changing Lines
Line Six
Bound with ropes,
thrown into a thorn-filled chasm.
For three years he is lost in this wasteland.
Misfortune.
Line Five
The dark waters of this pit will rise no higher.
Your greatest danger now lies in panic.
Keep your wits and you will escape.
Line Four
A simple meal of rice and wine,
eaten from earthen bowls.
This is correct.
Line Three
Deep, dangerous pitfalls on every side.
Stand fast.
Line Two
This dark pit you find yourself in
is rife with traps and pitfalls.
Don't scramble toward freedom,
but concentrate on one small toehold
at a time.
Line One
Deep beneath the earth,
he falls into an even deeper chasm.
Perilous.
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