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是故駢於明者，
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是故駢於明者，Locate a relation ↗青黃黼黻之煌煌非乎？Keep different negatives apart ↗青黃黼黻之煌煌非乎？Recognize a question or an exclamation ↗Watch recurrence: 是 × 2 於 × 2 者 × 2 亂 × 2 五 × 2 淫 × 2. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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荀子 · 樂論篇第二十金石絲竹故樂者、所以道樂也，金石絲竹、所以道德也。樂行而民鄉方矣。故樂者、治人之盛者也，而墨子非之。
莊子 · 大宗師第六青黃黼黻者无以與乎眉目顏色之好，瞽者无以與乎青黃黼黻之觀。」意而子曰：「夫无莊之失其美，據梁之失其力，黃帝之亡其知，皆在鑪捶之間耳。
莊子 · 駢拇第八是故駢於是故駢於足者，連无用之肉也；枝於手者，樹无用之指也；多方駢枝於五藏之情者，淫僻於仁義之行，而
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- 莊子 · Zhuangzi
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- Traditionally associated with Zhuang Zhou; the received collection includes multiple voices and layers.
- Digital witness
- Kanseki Repository · KR5c0126 · base edition CHANT
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- KR5c0126_008.txt, lines 42–49. ZHUANG 8.1.3 Guo Qingfan 314; Wang Shumin 308; Fang Yong 234; Chen Guying 232
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