《宋书·列传·卷七十八》
正要让他兼任三公台职；管理各种事务，永远保护国家大业，谁知突然去世。我心里深深悲痛。
方燮和台阶，永毗国道，奄至薨殒，震恸兼深。
He was just about to be appointed to the post of Sangongtai and take charge of all kinds of affairs to protect the great cause of the country forever, but he died suddenly. My heart is deeply grieved.
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 方燮和台阶，永毗国道，奄至薨殒，震恸兼深。 [/INST] He was just about to be appointed to the post of Sangongtai and take charge of all kinds of affairs to protect the great cause of the country forever, but he died suddenly. My heart is deeply grieved.</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 方燮和台阶，永毗国道，奄至薨殒，震恸兼深。
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He was just about to be appointed to the post of Sangongtai and take charge of all kinds of affairs to protect the great cause of the country forever, but he died suddenly. My heart is deeply grieved.
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