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有个人迷了路，遇到一个 哑巴 ，问而不答， 哑巴 只用手比划钱的模样，示意要给钱，才肯指引。
一人迷路，遇一哑子，问之不答，惟以手作钱样，示以得钱，方肯指引。
There was once a man who lost his way. He ran into a mute person, who refused to answer his questions. The mute person only signed the gesture of money with his hands, indicating that he had to be paid before he would offer directions.
<s>[INST] Translate the following Classical Chinese text into English: 一人迷路，遇一哑子，问之不答，惟以手作钱样，示以得钱，方肯指引。 [/INST] There was once a man who lost his way. He ran into a mute person, who refused to answer his questions. The mute person only signed the gesture of money with his hands, indicating that he had to be paid before he would offer directions.</s>
Translate the following Classical Chinese text into English: 一人迷路，遇一哑子，问之不答，惟以手作钱样，示以得钱，方肯指引。
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There was once a man who lost his way. He ran into a mute person, who refused to answer his questions. The mute person only signed the gesture of money with his hands, indicating that he had to be paid before he would offer directions.
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