The club turns to the Poet Immortal, Li Bai. They build a deep understanding of the crushing physical reality of travel in the Tang Dynasty, framing farewell poetry as a high-stakes social necessity rather than a mere literary convention. They fulfill an old promise by reading Li Bai's farewell to his idol Meng Haoran, analyze his humble and deeply moving parting with a village admirer, and dissect the archetypal sorrow of parting in 'Seeing a Friend Off'.