Long Divisions
Shan, HanHere dwells one who multiplies on living air;
His single room is home to none among the many.
His seasons, doubled, would be four in all,
Two crackling autumns surrounding cooling summers.
Countless streams rehearse a single tune;
Ten thousand pines obligate the wind in unison.
Number twelve hours here with me;
Subtract cares enough to last a hundred years.
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