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Where there are humans<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019ll find flies,<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
and Buddhas<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

<\/span><\/div>\n
Kobayashi Issa<\/a><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
(translated by Lucien Stryk & Takashi Ikemoto)<\/div>\n
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Thank you, Erik<\/a>!<\/div>\n
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