Shan--from box page 203

a  famous  poet  needed  a  copy  of  his  property dispute  papers  from the  magistrate"s  office, he  was  made  to  run in all  directions  in circles, finally  he was  asked  to produce  the  papers  on which  the  poet  had  written his  couplets explaining his  predicament--

asked  for  a  copy  of  application
applied  for  the  copy  of  application
copy  of  the  copy
applied  for  the  application