All, insubstantial, doomed to pass, As moonlight mirrored in the water Or flowers reflected in a glass. (Cao Xueqin)

All, insubstantial, doomed to pass, As moonlight mirrored in the water Or flowers reflected in a glass.

Cao Xueqin

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