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Divined on Yichou: (As for) the best45 sickles,46 our lord should bring and contribute (them) all altogether,47 (for it) will be favorable (and) bring hap- piness. There will be a Piao48 visitation.49 Used.50 1234 to have been judged usable, and by extension, also judged to have been auspicious or favorable. Bu yong has to be read in the past tense, but must have originally referred to a judgment or evalu- ation. (The occurrence of “Used” after the divination statement and before a formal prediction on