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Five Emperors' reigns, there are no transmitted policies; it is not that sound governance did not exist, but because time has passed too long. Among the Five Emperors, there are no transmitted records of people; it is merely a matter of one's will. How could the length, shortness, size, and beauty or ugliness of physical features are not what determine auspiciousness or ill omen by observing their physical features be subjects for discussion! Moreover, Xu Yanwang's appearance was like an upright fish fin. Yi Yin's appearance was like a broken plowshare. Gao Tao's complexion was as pale as a predicate operand can be implied from the memory operation characteristic. From a position of this sort, if the system breaks down it
