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______ Hexagram Sixty-Three:  
       Chi Chi / Aftermath

Boiling Water
over open Flame,
one might extinguish
the other:
The Superior Person
takes a 360 degree view
of the situation and prepares
for any contingency.

Success in small matters
if you stay on course.
Early good fortune
can end in disorder.



Hexagram Sixty-Three/Line One:
The man brakes his wheels,
but the fox leaps the stream,
wetting his tail
just short of safety.
No harm.


Hexagram Sixty-Three/Line Two:
The woman has lost her screen.
She will remain exposed
seven days
before it is returned.


Hexagram Sixty-Three/Line Three:
He marches into
the Devil's Domain,
and conquers it
after three grueling years.
Lesser men 
could not do this.


Hexagram Sixty-Three/Line Four:
The finest clothes
can be shredded to rags.
Keep a sharp eye
on the discontent.


Hexagram Sixty-Three/Line Five:
The sacrificial festival
launched by
his eastern neighbor
cannot overshadow
the western man's 
simple, sincere offering.


Hexagram Sixty-Three/Line Six:
His head disappears
beneath the waves.
Danger.

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