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有物於此，
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有物於此，Locate a relation ↗精微乎毫毛而充盈乎大㝢（宙）。Recognize a question or an exclamation ↗精微乎毫毛而充盈乎大㝢（宙）。Read the relationship between clauses ↗Watch recurrence: 則 × 2 者 × 2 中 × 2 大 × 2 乎 × 2 而 × 2. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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莊子 · 馬蹄第九方者中矩陶者曰：「我善治埴，圓者中規，方者中矩。」匠人曰：「我善治木，曲者中鉤，直者應繩。」夫埴木之性，豈欲中規矩鉤繩哉？然且世世
莊子 · 徐无鬼第二十四方者中矩相馬也。吾相馬，直者中繩，曲者中鉤，方者中矩，圓者中規，是國馬也，而未若天下馬也。
荀子 · 賦篇第二十六有物於此有物於此，㒩㒩兮其狀，屢化如神。功被天下，為萬世文。禮樂以成，貴賤以分。養老長幼，待之而後存
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- Work
- 荀子 · Xunzi
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- Digital witness
- Kanseki Repository · KR3a0002 · base edition tls
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- Source position
- KR3a0002_026.txt, lines 99–109. XUN 26:3.1, Knoblock 3:197, tr. Knechtges p. 6
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