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Poetry changes burglar's mind

A burglar in Yuanshi county broke into a house and left 100 yuan ($16) in cash after he read some poetry written by the homeowner. Li Qinglin, a 70-year-old farmer, said he found the money with a note on March 9 when he returned home from a market. The note said that after reading the poetry on the wall, the burglar decided not to steal anything and left the money instead.