《新唐书·列传·卷一百四十七》
蛮兵俘获了华人，必将他们的耳朵、鼻子割掉后放回。此后当地居民刻木做假鼻假耳的人十有七八。
蛮俘华民，必劓耳鼻已，纵之，既而居人刻木为耳鼻者什八。
The barbarians captured the Chinese and cut off their ears and noses before letting them go. After that, seven or eight out of ten local residents made fake noses and ears out of wood.
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 蛮俘华民，必劓耳鼻已，纵之，既而居人刻木为耳鼻者什八。 [/INST] The barbarians captured the Chinese and cut off their ears and noses before letting them go. After that, seven or eight out of ten local residents made fake noses and ears out of wood.</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 蛮俘华民，必劓耳鼻已，纵之，既而居人刻木为耳鼻者什八。
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The barbarians captured the Chinese and cut off their ears and noses before letting them go. After that, seven or eight out of ten local residents made fake noses and ears out of wood.
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