In the film version of John Fowles's novel The Magus (1965), "Conchis" (Anthony Quinn) recites a poem for "Urfe" (Michael Caine) that he claims is from the T'ang Dynasty:
Here at the frontier there are falling leaves. Although my neighbours are all barbarians, and you, You are a thousand miles away, There are always two cups on my table.
But no such poem exists -- at least not from that era. What does exist are a couple of poems that, when combined, might supply it.
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