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"A large country is the low level of interflowing rivers. It draws people to the sea-end of a valley As the female draws the male, Receives it into absorbing depth Because depth always absorbs. And so a large country, inasfar as it is deeper than a small country, Absorbs the small- Or a small country, inasfar as it is deeper than a large country, Absorbs the large. Some countnes consciously seek depth into which to draw others. Some countries naturally have depth into which to draw others: A large country needs to admit, A small country needs to emit, And so each country can naturally have what it needs If the large country submit."
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Lao TzuBook
Tao Te Ching
Version: 10