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今子宋子嚴然而好說，
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今子宋子嚴然而好說，Read the relationship between clauses ↗然而說不免於以至治為至亂也，Keep different negatives apart ↗然而說不免於以至治為至亂也，Locate a relation ↗然而說不免於以至治為至亂也，Identify means, basis, and purpose ↗然而說不免於以至治為至亂也，Distinguish doing, being, and acting for ↗Watch recurrence: 子 × 2 然 × 2 而 × 2 說 × 2 不 × 2 至 × 2. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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荀子 · 正論篇第十八為至亂也知慮至險也，其至意至闇也，其行（之）為至亂也；親者䟽之，賢者賤之，生民怨之，禹、湯之後也，而不得一人之與；刳比干，囚箕子，身死國
荀子 · 正論篇第十八今子宋子夫今子宋子不能解人之惡侮，而務說人以勿辱也，豈不過甚矣哉！金舌弊口，猶將無益也。不知其無益，則
荀子 · 正論篇第十八今子宋子「今子宋子案不然：獨詘容為己，慮一朝而改之，說必不行矣。譬之是猶以塼塗塞江海也，以僬僥而戴太山
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- 荀子 · Xunzi
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- Kanseki Repository · KR3a0002 · base edition tls
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- KR3a0002_018.txt, lines 929–934. XUN 18:11:5, Beida p.305; Knoblock 3:48
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