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    On March  6, 2011 at 12:42 PM 
  
  
    
how will joining the community affect me?
  
  
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    7 Armies
  
  
    
      
      The Statement of the first hexagram
    
    
      Armies must be steadfast. 
With a great leader 
they will find fortune. 
They must remain without fault.
    
   
  
    The changing lines
    
        
    The second line:
    In the middle of armies: fortune. 
Be without fault. 
The king confers command three times.  
  
    The fourth line:
    The armies camp on the eastern side. 
Be without fault.  
  
    The fifth line:
    There are birds in the field. Catch them!
No fault when the eldest one 
commands armies, but if it is a trainee-
carts of corpses and pure misfortune.  
     
   
 
    
  
  
 
  
   
  
    45 Collecting
  
  
    The Statement of the second hexagram
  
  
   The king draws near to the temple:
gain by seeing a great person. 
Make an offering with purity, 
using great sacrificial beasts. Fortune. 
Gain by having a place to go.
  
   
 
     
    
        
    The Image of the first hexagram
  
  
    The earth's center 
is filled with water. 
The noble one supports 
the people and cares for 
everyone.  
      
      
      
      
     
    
        
    The Image of the second hexagram
  
  
    Lake above the earth. 
Collecting. The noble one 
collects the tools of war 
to guard against 
unforeseen danger.