Magic Cinnabar

The king of Huainan
Craving immortality
Drank potions, ate health foods, read arcane tomes.
Of lapis lazuli his drug bowls, of ivory his plates;
Gold cauldron, jade ladle, he mixed magic cinnabar,
Mixed magic cinnabar,
Pleasured in purple rooms,
In purple rooms where exotic girls fondle bright earrings.
Paradise birdsong, phoenix dance broke his heart.
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Pao Chao
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