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When a son was born to Confucius, the king of Lu sent over a carp as present. Confucius named his son Carp. The wise say a carp leaping over the dragon gate is a very lucky sign. My father says he named me Cloud because I was born in the year of the dragon: there are always clouds following a dragon. Confucius’ son died an early death. My father has only three daughters.

Knowing the carp is a symbol of luck, perseverance, and success in Chinese culture, what can be inferred from this excerpt from Wang’s “The Carp”?

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