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On May 24, 2010 at 4:50 PM  madmur1 asked:

wciei i continue w the intention of presenting a published number 1a to aer?

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

The Statement of the first hexagram

Biting. Penetrate.

Gain by prosecuting.

The changing lines

The fourth line:
Biting dry bone.

Winning golden arrows.

Gain through difficulty and stay upright.

Fortune.
The sixth line:
How he is imprisoned in a cangue,

ears destroyed! Misfortune.
yin
yin
yin
yin
yin
yang
 

24 Returning

The Statement of the second hexagram

Returning. Continue.
In coming and going,
there is neither sickness nor distress.
Companions come without fault.
Returning is its Tao.
In seven days, returning comes.
Gain by having a place to go.
 
 

The Image of the first hexagram

Thunder and lightning:
biting. The ancient kings
defined penalties and
declared the laws.
 
 

The Image of the second hexagram

Thunder in the center of
the earth: returning.
The ancient kings
closed the borders
during the solstices.
Traveling merchants
did not journey. Sovereigns
did not tour the provinces.