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prevented him from seeing my pent-up energy within.Bring him again."Next day the interview took place as before; but as theywere leaving Chi Han said to Lieh Tzu: “It is lucky foryour teacher that he met me. He is better. He willrecover. I saw he had recuperative power."Lieh Tzu went in and told Hu Tzu; whereupon the latterreplied: “I showed myself to him just now as heavenshows itself in all its dispassionate grandeur, letting alittle energy run out of my heels. He was thus able todetect that I had some. Bring him here again."Next day a third interview took place, and as they wereleaving, Chi Han said to Lieh Tzu: “Your teacher is neverone day like another; I can tell nothing from hisphysiognomy. Get him to be regular, and I will thenexamine him again."This being repeated to Hu Tzu as before, the latter said:“I showed myself to him just now in a state ofharmonious equilibrium. Where the whale disportsitself,--is the abyss. Where water is at rest,--is the abyss.Where water is in motion,--is the abyss. The abyss hasnine names. These are three of them." [3]Next day the two went once more to see Hu Tzu; butChi Han was unable to stand still, and in his confusionturned and fled.“Pursue him!" cried Hu Tzu; whereupon Lieh Tzu ran