Zhuangzi · 達生第十九
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則物之造乎不形而止乎无所化，
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則物之造乎不形而止乎无所化，Follow a condition and its consequence ↗則物之造乎不形而止乎无所化，Recognize a question or an exclamation ↗則物之造乎不形而止乎无所化，Keep different negatives apart ↗則物之造乎不形而止乎无所化，Read the relationship between clauses ↗則物之造乎不形而止乎无所化，Focus on what an action concerns ↗Watch recurrence: 之 × 6 乎 × 6 物 × 4 而 × 4 所 × 3 其 × 3. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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荀子 · 哀公篇第三十一乎萬物之謂大聖者，知通乎大道，應變而不窮，辨乎萬物之情性者也。大道者、所以變化遂成萬物也，情性者、所以理然不、取舍也。
韓非子 · 解老第二十萬物之所道者，萬物之所然也，萬理之所稽也。理者，成物之文也；道者，萬物之所以成也。
莊子 · 山木第二十遊乎萬物一上一下，以和為量，浮遊乎萬物之祖；物物而不物於物，則胡可得而累邪！此神農黃帝之法則也。
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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_019.txt, lines 94–104. ZHUANG 19.2.3 Guo Qingfan 634; Wang Shumin 670; Fang Yong 487; Chen Guying 468
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