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27 Yi


Jawbones
Omen of good fortune. Eye the mandible to see for yoursef what the mouth has to say.
========= Follow the mandible. Dangerous. There will be good fortune. Now is the time to ford the great river.
=== o === Touch the firebrand. Omen of good fortune for occupying a settlement. It is not possible to ford the great river.
===   === Turn a jawbone upside down. There will be good fortune. The tiger's gaze is piercing, its prey so far away. No harm will come.
===   === Touch the mandible. Omen of misfortune. For ten years you cannot act. No signs are favorable.
===   === Turn a jawbone upside down; touch the firebrand to the crown. Attacking will bring misfortune.
====x==== Discard your sacred turtles; behold my racks of mandibles. Misfortune.
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20 Guan


Observation
There is ablution but no sacrifice. There are captives standing tall.
========= Watching their sacrifices. For the nobleman no harm will come.
========= Watching our sacrifices. For the nobleman no harm will come.
===   === Behold the glory of our state. By this omen it is time to be a guest of the king.
===   === Watching our sacrifices presented and withdrawn.
===   === A clandestine observation. Good omen for the young woman.
===   === The young boy watches. For the lowborn no harm will come. For the nobleman there is cause for regret.