《明史·志·卷六》
按照他的话取出泥土，淘洗后磨成粉，熬成粥吃，取土的人一天天多起来。
如言取之，淘磨为粉粥而食，取者日众。
Following his words, people took out the soil and washed and grinded it into powder to cook porridge. More and more people started to dig out the soil to eat. 
<s>[INST] For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 如言取之，淘磨为粉粥而食，取者日众。 Modern: 按照他的话取出泥土，淘洗后磨成粉，熬成粥吃，取土的人一天天多起来。 [/INST] Following his words, people took out the soil and washed and grinded it into powder to cook porridge. More and more people started to dig out the soil to eat. </s>
For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 如言取之，淘磨为粉粥而食，取者日众。 Modern: 按照他的话取出泥土，淘洗后磨成粉，熬成粥吃，取土的人一天天多起来。
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Following his words, people took out the soil and washed and grinded it into powder to cook porridge. More and more people started to dig out the soil to eat.
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