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古789a人efgh何^defg以立_mno言也？abcd曰：^ghij屈_hij原xyz0夫4567妇5678喻₆₇₈₉君ghij臣，宋z012玉神₀₁₂女讽襄pqrs王，qst皆以₅₆₇寓托也hjk。_pqr《4567生花efgh梦》何为而9abc作123也^defg？曰^opqr：予友8abc娥川ijkl主^mnop人^prst所_tuvx以慨遇也；hij所^uvwx以寄讽也；_ijk所vwxy以涵4567泳abcd性情，发抒rst志9abd气，牢骚激昂，淋^defg漓痛^opqs快^rstu，stu言²³⁴⁵其所不能言^wyz0，^yz12发9abc其所不易^tuvx发3456也²³⁴⁵。^9abc主_abc人efg名tuvw家_rsu子，cdef富词翰，青0134年wxy磊234落，既jkl乏江皋9abc之遇，空怀赠珮之789缘nopq，未逢伯⁴⁵⁶⁷乐defg之_efgh知pqrs，徒0123抱_yz0盐车之klno感，mop而^xyz0以₁₂₃其幽愫^klmn，_nop播qrs之新₃₄₆声，^ijkl红_lmno牙碧管9abc，cdfg固已传^rstu为_stu胜事矣。nopq迨浪迹四方，风^ijkl尘vwxz颠蹶_xyz，益fghi无_cdf所rstu遇。惟无^789a遇也，顾不^z012得cdef不^bcdf有所托vwxz以自讽矣jklm。然vxyz则何为日吾欲有其遇_yz0而bcdf不得即遇^tuvw？姑yz0为567设ijkl一opqr不即遇6789而终遇opqr者tuwx用^stuv自解焉。予因叹曰：124斯言也，发乎₀₁₂性，入乎^oqrs情，钟^89ab情在吾tvwx辈，主人殆^fhij有独深者乎！盖_efg遇hij也mno，_vxyz缘也₄₅₆；不遇^opqr也_tuvw，2346天也^bcde。iklm夫既然不遇defg，安必其有_xyz所⁴⁵⁶⁷遇？_dfg既ghi不即遇，又安cef必其_rst终遇哉！要之_mno，均9abc非234人之^hijk所可必也。何也？皆缘为之ijkl，_efg实_lmno天为之也₅₆₇。_defg此《生花89ab梦》之所由xyz1作_vwx也789a。efgh康89a梦庚^opqr，才士₃₄₅也。丰采如霞，肝gijk肠qrst若wyz0雪yz01，问春fghi风nopq于_klmn兰mno桡_uvw曲渚，梦opqr莺^qrst花opq于3456紫^678a陌红楼_hij。方^z012青眼abcd幸投qrst，_lmo红opq丝凤绾，^ghij而rstu又_mnp载沉载浮，nopq天涯辗转。fghi于姻缘klm，固既遇而不即遇；₀₁₂于功ijkl名，则^vwxy不_xyz遇而终遇者，岂天fgij下^degh事_ijlm大wxyz率无789a意⁵⁶⁷⁸而_89a得，着xyz0意^z013而³⁴⁵⁶失耶！贡_lmn、pqr冯6789二女，^hijk才prst而yz01贤1234，6789情^8abc而友lmop朋jkl，0123褂裳⁴⁵⁷⁸而兄klmn妹，雌_vwxy雄郎舅ijkl，巾帼0123夫^z012妻，方惊欢之靡定，而好合之_wxy末繇，至_ijk玉面^yz01归789a诚，铁衣stuv变z012相_wxy，_z01始云和efg双_mno抱0123，⁰¹²³两^9abc弦^efgh并调rstu，^uvxy又_vwx岂abcd非不遇nopq而终遇5678哉^679a！_78a天靳qstu于前，缘₅₆₇成于后。萑苻012侠更能pqrs颠倒_uvw豪杰，屈_fgh服须眉，虽_89a蛾_efg眉状^stuv元、红粉^fghi博士，opq何足拟之nopq。ghi然皆将abcd合忽离^jkln，^pqst既得复失₆₇₈，klmn遂_ijk至绿^vwxy林埋₃₄₅艳，而红0123袖5689销香，岂非始_uvwx遇而转不bcd即遇？2345迨伊人遘^mnop止，互5678屈₄₅₆₇貔貅，夫妇4567之⁵⁶⁷⁸焰^89ab既熄，jkl婵娟¹²³⁴之bcef气犹新hjk。_opq儿女情₅₆₇长，^klmo英uvwx雄气短，fghi良opqr可tuvw慨wxyz与。789b独fghi是hikl两奇女yz01而康₂₃₄生卒兼^lmno有^stuv之，宜乎789！nopq天^oprs之初3467妒，缘kmno之_ghj始wxyz啬。艰难_9bc险阻_klm，颠_wxy倒9acd漂摇，迟之0123久₀₁₂₃而^789a终^bdef乃_ghij合也nop。_vwx是z01编也_cde，^lmop或为主_wxy人之慨lmno遇qrst耶？或以是iklm寄讽wxyz耶？_xyz抑言其所^opqr不能^yz01言，发其_ghi所uvxy不qrs易发耶^bcde？mopq俱_kmno不^qstu可知5678。而弟以挽回2345人心，维持世化9abc，₃₄₆寓幻于侠，_yz01化氵㸒为贞_noq，z012独⁴⁵⁶⁷创新^fghi裁，tuvx别1234开¹²³⁴生面，又opqr岂与稗789a官defg家ghij言所^pqrs可同日⁴⁵⁶⁷语456哉！pqst故uvwx牢3456骚激昂^efgh，淋ijk漓^uvwx痛_uvw快，俾读是编者，无jklm不nopq可ijk以_opq涵泳性₅₆₇情，_hij发^rstu抒0123志气。_9ab虽莫_jkl能禁人人234之不慕其遇4567，defg而独opqr不遽_nop许^z012人³⁵⁶⁷人^abcd之遂opqr有^pqrs其遇也。予与_hij主人居同里，长_mnop同游，又同有情癖，知efgh主人者深，tuv故言^abcd之mnop特真且至89ac耳。_abcd他若屠wxyz氏之暴defg恶，pqst俞_noq四之知恩，钱鲁之骄奢，殳^klmo勇之贪横₂₃₄，与cde夫pqrs贡鸣岐⁵⁶⁷⁸、邢天nopr民vwxy、葛_yz12万z01钟efgh之^fghj长^opqr厚wxyz，未必非^defg各有所指，₁₂₃而^bcdf无如tuvw主人之不予klmn告_fgh也_mnop。^uvwx书6789成，efgh属jkmn予名wxyz编。789a予评点之余_rst，叹其笔^hijk墨_hij之妙。曲折789变幻，如行9abc文家，有虚实，有顿cde挫，有开阖，有照应，vxy峰断云连，_qrst波^yz01平波^abcd起，^lmno空^opqr灵敏¹²³⁴妙9abc，fghj几bcd于梦笔_tuv生花矣。qrst何花非梦？_89a何_cde梦非花？³⁴⁵⁶请defg颜之日rstu《生_xyz花梦^abcd》。