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  "title": "Why We Live",
  "translated_text": "We came\nempty-handed—\nwhat can we\ntake with us\nwhen we die?\nMoney,\nstatus,\nfame,\nand all the rest—\nwe leave it all\nbehind!\nWe came\nempty-handed,\nbut to go\nempty-handed too—\nthat won’t do!\nWhen we came,\nwe came\nwithout knowing\nwe were coming;\nwhen I go,\nshouldn’t I go\nknowing\nwho I am,\nand knowing\nthat I am going?\nWhat good is it\nto own \nwhat we cannot take with us,\nno matter how much\nwe own!\nBetter to own\nwhat we can\ntake with us!\nSince it is clear\nthat we clearly came\nin a dream,\nsurely when we go,\nwe too will go\nin a dream!\nThey say\nlife is nothing more\nthan a fleeting dream—\nnow I see\nthey were talking\nabout me!\nWhat a sorry sight\n I am—\na fool\nwho does not even know\nwho he is,\nyet loses his temper\nwhen someone\ncalls him\na fool!\nIf I do not know,\nI should know\nthat I do not know,\nbut by pretending\nagain and again\nthat I know when I do not,\nwhat a liar\nI have become!!\n\nCalling this body\n “me,”\ncalling this mind\n “me”—\ncrazy talk!\nDream talk!\nEnough now—\nwake up!\nShake!\nIf that\ndoes not work,\npinch!\nIf that still\ndoes not work,\nsmack!\nSlap\nright across\nthe face!\nIf still\nlying there limp,\nshout,\n“Fire!\n Fire!”\nIf still\nnot awake,\nthen\nthe house\nmight just go up\nin flames!\nLive or die—\nwho cares?!\nGo on, then—\ntell me:\nhow does hair grow\non the teeth\nof a wooden plank?\nHey?!",
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  "source_language": "ko",
  "source_title": "봄2.\t사는 까닭",
  "source_revision": "R01",
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  "volume_number": 1,
  "volume_title_ko": "늘봄의 생활",
  "book_order_index": 3,
  "local_bom_number": 2,
  "author": "유종열",
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