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xiāng máo dùn
chǔ guó yǒu mài bīng de rén
zài shì cháng shàng mài máo dùn
wèi le ràng rén jiā yuàn mǎi de
huò xiān dùn xiàng rén men
kuā kǒu dào men kàn
de dùn shì shì shàng zuì jiān de dùn
rèn fēng de dōng
西
néng chuān
穿
jiē zháo yòu de máo xiàng
rén chuī shuō men zài kàn
kàn de máo fēng
jiān cuī lùn duō me
jiān yìng de dùn dǎng zhù
jiù chuān
穿
rén qún zhōng yǒu rén wèn dào
guǒ yòng de máo de dùn
jié guǒ zěn me yáng
zhè shì jiè shàng yáng jiān cuī
de dōng yǒng yuǎn huì yáng
西
shén me néng cuī huǐ de dōng gòng
西
cún
A man of the state of Chu (chǔ guó 楚国) had a spear and a shield for sale. 
He was loud in praises of his shield."My shield is so strong that nothing can pierce it through."
He also sang praises of his spear."My spear is so strong that it can pierce through anything."
"What would happen," he was asked, "if your spear is used to pierce your shield?"
It is impossible for an impenetrable shield to coexist with a spear that finds nothing impenetrable.
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