《太平广记·卷三百二十五·鬼十》
郭秀之住在海陵，宋代元嘉二十九年时，他已七十三岁了，生病住在堂屋里。
郭秀之，寓居海陵。宋元嘉二十九年，年七十三，病止堂屋。
Guo Xiuzhi lived in Hailling, and in the 29th year of Yuanjia in the Song Dynasty, he was 73 years old and lived in the living room because of illness.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 郭秀之，寓居海陵。宋元嘉二十九年，年七十三，病止堂屋。 [/INST] Guo Xiuzhi lived in Hailling, and in the 29th year of Yuanjia in the Song Dynasty, he was 73 years old and lived in the living room because of illness.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 郭秀之，寓居海陵。宋元嘉二十九年，年七十三，病止堂屋。
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Guo Xiuzhi lived in Hailling, and in the 29th year of Yuanjia in the Song Dynasty, he was 73 years old and lived in the living room because of illness.
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