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Abolishing The Old

Confucius' Commentary on the Sequence

The silt at the bottom of the wellneeds to be removed.

Thus, after Replenishing, Abolishing the Old follows.

Confucius' Commentary on the Symbol

Fire in the midst of the Lake.

An image of Abolishing The Old.

In correspondence with this,

The superior person watches the changes of the planets

And sets the calendar in order,

Making the time of the seasons clear.