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We see that flying locusts obscure the sky, causing famine to be feared; their lingering broods enter the ground, and we worry that their spreading will be difficult to manage. Without relying on divine power to drive them away, human effort, though exerted to the utmost, is helpless. Therefore, we respectfully generate a sincere mind, establish a ritual arena to dispel locusts, and daily instruct monks to chant sūtras and mantras, reverently beseeching the holy ones. We hope that the driving away of locusts will swiftly be granted their eradication. We humbly pray that wind and rain cleanse them, sweeping away their kind without residue, casting them into rivers and seas to transform naturally according to karmic responses, so that the people may rest secure in their work and creatures fulfill their lives.