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Sheng Xing

regret and convince

fall in love with a stone and not regret it
fall in love with a she-devil and not regret it
jump into a bottomless pit and not regret it
climb aboard a pirate ship and not regret it
swallow deadly pesticide and not regret it
commit a terrible crime and not regret it
make the most outrageous boast and not regret it
convince the ocean to turn to ice
convince an iceberg to melt
convince a bat to turn over a new leaf
convince a promiscuous woman to become a nun
convince a restless child to think things over carefully
convince a stubborn mule or a weird old man
convince god or a tiny solid ant
convince the king of hell to kill himself
convince yourself to go to fall quietly asleep

REGRET AND CONVINCE

Sheng Xing

Sheng Xing

(China, 1978)

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REGRET AND CONVINCE

regret and convince

fall in love with a stone and not regret it
fall in love with a she-devil and not regret it
jump into a bottomless pit and not regret it
climb aboard a pirate ship and not regret it
swallow deadly pesticide and not regret it
commit a terrible crime and not regret it
make the most outrageous boast and not regret it
convince the ocean to turn to ice
convince an iceberg to melt
convince a bat to turn over a new leaf
convince a promiscuous woman to become a nun
convince a restless child to think things over carefully
convince a stubborn mule or a weird old man
convince god or a tiny solid ant
convince the king of hell to kill himself
convince yourself to go to fall quietly asleep
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