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<DIV><FONT size=4>Dear friends and colleagues:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>The omission of a letter H in this subject line might
create</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>the erroneous impression that a certain principality in
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>the British isles, long under the English yoke, is
among</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>those harbouring aggressive intentions towards
Korea.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Perish the thought! The Welsh are a peace-loving
nation.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>(Unless you are unwise enough to play rugby against
them.)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4><EM><STRONG>Wledydd bychain y byd, yn
uno!</STRONG></EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT size=4></FONT></EM></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>A Fellow-Celt</FONT></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Cambria; COLOR: black" lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3>Aidan
Foster-Carter<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Cambria; COLOR: black" lang=EN-GB>Honorary Senior Research
Fellow in Sociology & Modern Korea, Leeds University, UK</SPAN></I><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Cambria; COLOR: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></I><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Cambria; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 8pt"
lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><EM><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Cambria; COLOR: black" lang=EN-GB>E</SPAN></EM><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Cambria; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-style: italic"
lang=EN-GB>: <A title=mailto:afostercarter@aol.com
href="mailto:afostercarter@aol.com">afostercarter@aol.com</A><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A
title=mailto:afostercarter@yahoo.com
href="mailto:afostercarter@yahoo.com">afostercarter@yahoo.com</A><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><EM><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Cambria">W</SPAN></EM>: <A title=http://www.aidanfc.net/
href="http://www.aidanfc.net/">www.aidanfc.net</A><SPAN
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</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
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href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090202080126/http://aidanfc.net/index.html">http://web.archive.org/web/20090202080126/http://aidanfc.net/index.html</A></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>_________________</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 6/30/2012 19:30:45 GMT Daylight Time,
almakoreana@gmail.com writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>Hello
All, <BR>
<DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(34,34,34); FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(34,34,34); FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(34,34,34); FONT-SIZE: 12px">This
ballad became very popular among Korean children soon after Japan's
surrender(August 15, 1945), Russia's advance to North Korea(August 1945) and
America's march into the South(September 1945). </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(34,34,34); FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(34,34,34); FONT-SIZE: 12px">The
ballad reflects</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(34,34,34); FONT-SIZE: 12px"> the
exact geopolitical situation Korea had been facing for
centuries. </SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(34,34,34); FONT-SIZE: 12px"
type="cite">
<P><BR></P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(34,34,34); FONT-SIZE: 12px">
</SPAN></DIV>
<H1
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 12px 1px 9px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; COLOR: rgb(34,34,34); FONT-SIZE: 17px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN
style="PADDING-RIGHT: 10px">
"CHOSUN,
BE AWARE!"</SPAN></H1>
<H1
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 12px 1px 9px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; COLOR: rgb(34,34,34); FONT-SIZE: 17px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN
style="PADDING-RIGHT: 10px"> BALLAD OF A SHRIMP CRUSHED BY WARRING
WHALES</SPAN></H1>
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<DIV
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(34,34,34); FONT-SIZE: 12px">
<SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16px"><B> "조</B>선아 <B>조</B>심해라!" "
Chosun, Be Aware!</SPAN><B> " </B> </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(34,34,34); FONT-SIZE: 12px">
<P><B> 미</B>국을 <B>믿</B>지 말고,
Don't Believe America,</P>
<P><B> 소</B>련에 <B>속</B>지 마라!
Don't Be Cheated by Russia! </P>
<P><B style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16px">
조</B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16px">선아 </SPAN><B
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16px">조</B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16px">심해라,
Chosun, Be Aware, </SPAN></P>
<P><B> 일</B>본은 <B>일</B>어선다!
Japan Will Rise Again!
</P>
<P> <B
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16px">조</B><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16px">선아 </SPAN><B
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16px">조</B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 16px">심해자,
Chosun, Be Alert,</SPAN></P>
<P>
<B>중</B>국에 <B>중</B>화될라! China May Absorb You!</P>
<P> ( Last two lines were added
later.)</P>
<P></P>
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<P><BR></P>
<P>A few reasons for it's popularity may have been that, the
ballad rhymes perfectly in Korean line by line. Also the 3-4, 3-4
pattern matches the familiar Korean Sijo(시조) form. </P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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