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"Tao begets One. One begets Two. Two begets Three. Three begets all things. All things carry the female and embrace the male. And by breathing together, they live in harmony. What the people hate is being orphaned, widowed, and starved. But kings and dukes call themselves these names. Therefore everything can be augmented when diminished, and diminished when augmented.* What the people teach, I teach too.** The violent and fierce cannot die a natural death. I will become the father of teaching.*3*"