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然而巨盜至，
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則負匱揭篋擔囊而趨，Follow a condition and its consequence ↗唯恐緘縢扃鐍之不固也。Keep different negatives apart ↗然則鄉之所謂知者，Focus on what an action concerns ↗然則鄉之所謂知者，Name the one, thing, or situation ↗Watch recurrence: 然 × 2 而 × 2 盜 × 2 則 × 2 之 × 2 不 × 2. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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荀子 · 儒效篇第八之所謂知謂賢者，非能徧能人之所能之謂也；君子之所謂知者，非能徧知人之所知之謂也；君子之所謂辨者，非能徧辨人之所辨之謂也；君子之所謂察者，
莊子 · 胠篋第十之所謂知而為守備，則必攝緘縢，固扃鐍，此世俗之所謂知也。
莊子 · 胠篋第十所謂知者故嘗試論之，世俗所謂知者，有不為大盜積者乎？所謂聖者，有不為大盜守者乎？何以知其然邪？
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- 莊子 · Zhuangzi
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- Traditionally associated with Zhuang Zhou; the received collection includes multiple voices and layers.
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- Kanseki Repository · KR5c0126 · base edition CHANT
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- KR5c0126_010.txt, lines 26–31. ZHUANG 10.1.2 Guo Qingfan 342; Wang Shumin 345; Fang Yong 258; Chen Guying 252
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