Zhuangzi · 天下第三十三
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墨翟禽滑釐之意則是，
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墨翟禽滑釐之意則是，Follow a condition and its consequence ↗必自苦以腓无胈脛无毛相進而已矣。Identify means, basis, and purpose ↗Watch recurrence: 也 × 7 之 × 6 墨 × 3 則 × 2 將 × 2 无 × 2. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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詩經 · 關雎求之不得荇菜，左右流之。窈窕淑女，寤寐求之。求之不得，寤寐思服。悠哉悠哉！輾轉反側。
莊子 · 天下第三十三墨翟禽滑自矯而備世之急，古之道術有在於是者。墨翟禽滑釐聞其風而悅之，為之太過，已之大循。
莊子 · 天下第三十三使後世之使後世之墨者，多以裘褐為衣，以跂蹻為服，日夜不休，以自苦為極，曰：「不能如此，非禹之道也，不
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- 莊子 · Zhuangzi
- Attribution
- 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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- Kanseki Repository (Kanripo) contributors; upstream base-edition labels retained in each original file.
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- KR5c0126_033.txt, lines 294–303. ZHUANG 33.2.12 Guo Qingfan 1080; Wang Shumin 1311; Fang Yong 8i3; Chen Guying 863
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