See 快馬加鞭 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "Mountains!\nWhipping my swift horse, I do not dismount.\nStartled, I turn my head,\nThe sky is three foot three* away.\n*Author's Note:\nA folk song goes:\nSkull Mountain up above,\nTreasure Mountain down below,\nThe sky is only three foot three away.\nBend your head if you go by foot,\nDismount if you go by horse.",
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"english": "Mountains!\nWhipping my swift horse, I do not dismount.\nStartled, I turn my head,\nThe sky is three foot three* away.\n*Author's Note:\nA folk song goes:\nSkull Mountain up above,\nTreasure Mountain down below,\nThe sky is only three foot three away.\nBend your head if you go by foot,\nDismount if you go by horse.",
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"english": "Mountains!\nWhipping my swift horse, I do not dismount.\nStartled, I turn my head,\nThe sky is three foot three* away.\n*Author's Note:\nA folk song goes:\nSkull Mountain up above,\nTreasure Mountain down below,\nThe sky is only three foot three away.\nBend your head if you go by foot,\nDismount if you go by horse.",
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