《太平广记·卷四百三十·虎五》
马拯对老和尚说： 马山人上来说，我的仆人走到半路上，已被虎害了，怎么办？ 
拯白僧曰： 马山人来云，某仆使至半山路，已被虎伤，奈何？ 
Ma Zheng said to the old monk, “Hermit Ma told me that my servant was killed by a tiger about halfway up the mountain. What should I do?”
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 拯白僧曰： 马山人来云，某仆使至半山路，已被虎伤，奈何？  [/INST] Ma Zheng said to the old monk, “Hermit Ma told me that my servant was killed by a tiger about halfway up the mountain. What should I do?”</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 拯白僧曰： 马山人来云，某仆使至半山路，已被虎伤，奈何？
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Ma Zheng said to the old monk, “Hermit Ma told me that my servant was killed by a tiger about halfway up the mountain. What should I do?”
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