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Zhang jiuling ORCHID AND ORANGE I Tender orchid-leaves in spring And cinnamon-blossoms bright in autumn Are as self-contained as life is, Which conforms them to the sersons. Yet why will you think that a forest-hermit, Allured by sweet winds and contented with beauty, Would no more ask to-be transplanted Than would any other natural flower?