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Einheit ewigen Lichts zu spalten, Müssen wir für törig halten, Wenn euch Irrtum schon genügt. Hell und Dunkel, Licht und Schatten, Weiß man klüglich sie zu gatten, Ist das Farbenreich besiegt.
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To break asunder a unity's eternal light, We must remain foolhardy, Where such errors serve quite sufficiently. Brilliance and darkness, light and shadow, One cleverly unifies such, And thus is the richness of difference conquered.
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