《太平广记·卷二十·神仙二十》
那些人大吃一惊说： 今天是九月初九，离三月初三已经半年多了！ 
樵者与僧惊： 今日是九月九，去三月三日已半年余。 
Those people were very surprised and said: Today is September 9th, which is more than half a year after March 3rd!
<s>[INST] Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 樵者与僧惊： 今日是九月九，去三月三日已半年余。  Updated: 那些人大吃一惊说： 今天是九月初九，离三月初三已经半年多了！  [/INST] Those people were very surprised and said: Today is September 9th, which is more than half a year after March 3rd!</s>
Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 樵者与僧惊： 今日是九月九，去三月三日已半年余。  Updated: 那些人大吃一惊说： 今天是九月初九，离三月初三已经半年多了！
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Those people were very surprised and said: Today is September 9th, which is more than half a year after March 3rd!
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