Brother Dongyuan:
I have received several letters and dozens of poems and lyrics that you have included. I have
read them all and am very happy. I am very sorry that I did not reply sooner because I was
busy, mainly because of laziness. It seems that your interest is still strong, while I have
declined a lot. What should I do? I will reply with all my heart. Best wishes! Anji!
Mao Zedong
January 29, 1966

[1] Zhou Shizhao, also known by his courtesy name Beiyuan and Dongyuan, was a classmate
of Mao Zedong at the Hunan Provincial First Normal School. He was then the Vice Governor
of Hunan Province.