Make a spurious division of one process into two, forget that you have…

Alan Watts
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Make a spurious division of one process into two, forget that you have done it, and then puzzle for centuries as to how the two get together. ✨ Alan Watts (2011). The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are, p.44, Souvenir Press
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Make a spurious division of one process into two, forget that you have done it, and then puzzle for centuries as to how the two get together. ✨ Alan Watts (2011). The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are, p.44, Souvenir Press

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