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On March 24, 2024 at 7:03 PM 

A handwritten book is a book?

and received a response of:
yin
old yin
yang
yin
yin
yang
 

51 Thunder

The Statement of the first hexagram

Thunder everywhere.
Thunder comes frighteningly.
People laugh and exclaim.
Thunder terrifies for one hundred miles,
but do not lose the ladle
of sacrificial wine.

The changing lines

The fifth line:
Thunder approaches and arrives harshly.
What is numerous is not lost.
There is business.
yin
yang
yang
yin
yin
yang
 

17 Following

The Statement of the second hexagram

Following
what is great, smooth,
gainful, and pure.
No fault.
 
 

The Image of the first hexagram

Continuous thunder
on thunder.
The noble one examines
his morals
in fear and dread.
 
 

The Image of the second hexagram

Thunder over the middle
of the lake: following.
The noble one at sunset
goes into a house to rest.