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There was a man named Xu who lived outside the north gate of Zichuan in Shandong Province and made a living by fishing.
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The cuttlefish has four pairs of legs which it can draw into its beak, and it can hide its beak under its belly.
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A clam was opening its shell to bask in the sun when a snipe pecked at it. The mussel clamped down on the bird’s beak, and held it fast.
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In Chapter 9 of Journey to the West, significant space is devoted to a philosophical exchange between a fisherman named Zhang Shao and a woodcutter named Li Ding.