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__  __ Hexagram Thirty-Three:  
       Tun / Retreat

The tranquil Mountain
towers overhead,
yet remains this side
of Heaven:
The Superior Person
avoids the petty 
and superficial
by keeping shallow men
at a distance,
not in anger
but with dignity.

Such a retreat
sweeps the path clear
to Success.
Occupy yourself
with minute detail.


Hexagram Thirty-Three/Line One:
You have reached 
the outlands of your retreat.
To hold your advantage,
fall back no further.


Hexagram Thirty-Three/Line Two:
He lashes himself to his cause 
with thongs of yellow oxhide.


Hexagram Thirty-Three/Line Three:
Though it imperils his retreat,
he must provide for 
the safety of those 
who have served him loyally. 


Hexagram Thirty-Three/Line Four:
The Superior Person sees retreat
as an opportunity to
strengthen his position,
and makes it so.
The inferior person sees retreat
as a defeat,
and makes it so.


Hexagram Thirty-Three/Line Five:
He makes a dignified retreat
and retains control of the situation.


Hexagram Thirty-Three/Line Six:
He retires nobly,
seeing that it is
for the good of all.

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