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Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Melon Seeds
Arthur Waley, The Book of Songs: The Ancient Chinese Classic of Poetry (New York: Grove Press, 1987), p. 246 (note on Song 239 = 250 Mao):
A large part of the human race believes that mankind is descended from melon seeds.