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Fifty-Fifth Hexagram
Thunder and Lightning
from the dark heart of the storm:
The Superior Person
judges fairly,
so that consequences are just.
The leader reaches his peak
and doesn't lament
the descent before him.
Be like the noonday sun
at its zenith.
This is success.
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Changing Lines
Line Six
In his large and splendid house,
no friends or family dwell.
He sees no one
pass through his gate
for three years.
Misfortune.
Line Five
He attracts
the brilliant and able
to his quest.
Good fortune.
Line Four
The veil before his eyes
casts so dark a shade,
he can see the polestar
at noontime.
It leads him
to his soulmate.
No mistake.
Line Three
The veil before his eyes
casts so dark a shade,
he can see the smallest stars
at noontime.
For such vision,
he loses the use
of his right arm.
No mistake.
Line Two
The veil before his eyes
casts so dark a shade,
he sees the Big Dipper
at noontime.
Authorities distrust
one with such vision.
It is best to emphasize
why seeing the truth
is the safest route
to preserving power.
Line One
He meets his soulmate,
and they couple ceaselessly
for ten days.
No mistake.
This union will change worlds.
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