Zhuangzi · 逍遙遊第一
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然後圖南
Only then does it plan its southward journey.
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摶扶搖羊角而上者九萬里，
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The preceding narrative already establishes the bird as the continuing participant.
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莊子 · 逍遙遊第一而上者九「鵬之徙於南冥也，水擊三千里，摶扶搖而上者九萬里，去以六月息者也。」野馬也，塵埃也，生物之以息相吹也。
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論語 · Read the relationship between clauses學而時習之論語 · Read the relationship between clauses本立而道生論語 · Recover what the text leaves unstated吾日三省吾身論語 · Recover what the text leaves unstated行有餘力，則以學文Edition, source, and reuse
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- 莊子 · Zhuangzi
- Attribution
- Traditionally associated with Zhuang Zhou; the received collection includes multiple voices and layers.
- Digital witness
- Kanseki Repository · KR5c0126 · base edition CHANT
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- Kanseki Repository (Kanripo) contributors; upstream base-edition labels retained in each original file.
- Source position
- KR5c0126_001.txt, lines 128–132. ZHUANG 1.1.9; Guo Qingfan 14; Wang Shumin 15; Fang Yong 5; Chen Guying 11
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