Du Fu quote

The weeping voices rise straight up and strike the clouds. A passer-by at the roadside asks a conscript why, The conscript answers only that drafting happens often.
Du Fu
Du Fu
Born: 712
Died: 770

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Clouds, Strike, Rise, Only, Voices, Weeping, Roadside, Answers, Up, Often, Happens, Straight, Ask, Why, Drafting

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