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道過三代謂之蕩，
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法二後王謂之不雅，Keep different negatives apart ↗是君子之所以騁志意於壇宇宮庭也。Focus on what an action concerns ↗是君子之所以騁志意於壇宇宮庭也。Identify means, basis, and purpose ↗是君子之所以騁志意於壇宇宮庭也。Locate a relation ↗Watch recurrence: 之 × 7 謂 × 2 不 × 2 是 × 2. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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韓非子 · 難一第三十六子之所以望絕於上，又使韓子不知其失，吾未得郄子之所以分謗者也。
韓非子 · 難二第三十七子之所以速去楯、櫓也。嚴親在圍，輕犯矢石，孝子之所以愛親也。孝子愛親，百數之一也。
孟子 · 盡心上子之所以孟子曰：「君子之所以教者五：有如時雨化之者，有成德者，有達財者，有荅問者，有私淑艾者。此五者、君子之所以
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- 荀子 · Xunzi
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- Digital witness
- Kanseki Repository · KR3a0002 · base edition tls
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- KR3a0002_008.txt, lines 993–998. XUN 8:13:2, Beida p.111;Knoblock 2:i3f
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