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The Sutra of Inner Strength:

Once there was a man; 
and he wanted to be strong in battle. 
He made a sword, 
and so he became strong. 
His son made the sword an extension of himself, 
and he became the finest swordsman in the land. 
The son's son took the sword into his heart, 
and he could strike an enemy at a hundred paces, even barehanded. 

But the son's son's son threw away the sword 
and left no place for it in his heart. 
Eschewing strife 
and embracing peace, 
he was the strongest of them all. 

-Taken from the preface to The Deadly Art of Snake Combat, author unknown

The Sutra of the Beasts, or Twin Snakes Sutra:

Once, there were two snakes 
and how they fought! 
The first snake struck swiftly; 
but the second slipped away 
and the swaying of his head confused his foe. 
The first snake struck deeply with hard, sharp teeth: 
his fangs pierced scales and flesh. 
The second snake reared back in pain: 
and bit his enemy's tail. 
They spat poison at one another 
and bit in flurries of deadly attacks 
that weakened them both with pain. 
Finally they locked together 
biting each other in the neck 
injecting the last of their venom 
and so they both died.

-Taken from Chapter 10, "Observations of the First Sifu," of The Deadly Art of Snake Combat, author unknown

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