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Peking Soothsayer Warns Writer on Year of the Rat
Henry McLemore recalls a Chinese soothsayer in Peking who warned against ignoring the zodiac. He recounts misfortunes of the rat year including pickle mishaps and a near house fire, then notes the serpent year 1965 as a bad time for marriage and his plans.
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