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,AU?OR 3 ,LAOZI 7,LAO-,TZU7 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,URSULA ,K4 ,LE ,GU9 

,TEXT 3 

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,! ,TAO ,TE ,*+ WAS PROBABLY WRITT5 AB\T TW5TY-FIVE HUNDR$ YE>S AGO1 P]HAPS BY A MAN CALL$ ,LAO ,TZU1 :O MAY HAVE LIV$ AT AB\T ! SAME TIME AS ,CONFUCIUS4 ,NO?+ AB\T IT IS C]TA9 EXCEPT ?AT IT'S ,*9ESE1 & V]Y OLD1 & SPEAKS TO PEOPLE EV]Y:]E AS IF IT HAD BE5 WRITT5 YE/]DAY4 

,! FIR/ ,TAO ,TE ,*+ ,I EV] SAW WAS ! ,PAUL ,C>US $ITION ( #a#h#i#h1 B\ND 9 YELL[ CLO? /AMP$ ) BLUE & R$ ,*9ESE DESIGNS & *>ACT]S4 ,IT WAS A V5]ABLE OBJECT ( MY/]Y1 :I* ,I SOON 9VE/IGAT$1 & F\ND MORE FASC9AT+ 9SIDE ?AN \T4 ,! BOOK WAS MY FA!R'S2 HE READ 9 IT (T54 ,ONCE ,I SAW HIM MAK+ NOTES FROM IT & ASK$ :AT HE WAS DO+4 

,HE SAID HE WAS M>K+ :I* *APT]S HE'D LIKE TO HAVE READ AT HIS FUN]AL4 

,WE DID READ ?OSE *APT]S AT HIS MEMORIAL S]VICE4 

,I HAVE ! BOOK1 N[ N9ETY-EI<T YE>S OLD & FUR!R ORNAM5T$ ) R$ B9D+-TAPE TO HOLD ! BACK ON1 & HAVE M>K$ :I* *APT]S ,I'D LIKE TO HAVE READ AT MY FUN]AL4 ,9 ! ,NOTES1 ,I EXPLA9 :Y ,I WAS SO LUCKY TO DISCOV] ,LAO ,TZU 9 ?AT P>TICUL> $ITION4 ,H]E ,I WILL ONLY SAY ?AT ,I WAS LUCKY TO DISCOV] HIM SO Y\NG1 SO ?AT ,I C\LD LIVE ) HIS BOOK MY :OLE LIFE LONG4 

,I ALSO DISCUSS O!R ASPECTS ( MY V]SION 9 ! ,NOTES--! H[ ( IT4 ,H]E ,I WANT TO /ATE V]Y BRIEFLY ! :Y ( IT4 

,! ,TAO ,TE ,*+ IS P>TLY 9 PROSE1 P>TLY 9 V]SE2 BUT AS WE DEF9E POETRY N[1 NOT BY RHYME & MET] BUT AS A PATT]N$ 9T5SITY ( LANGUAGE1 ! :OLE ?+ IS POETRY4 ,I WANT$ TO CAT* ?AT POETRY1 ITS T]SE1 /RANGE BEAUTY4 ,MO/ TRANSLATIONS HAVE CAU<T MEAN+S 9 !IR NET1 BUT PROSILY1 LETT+ ! BEAUTY SLIP ?R\<4 ,& 9 POETRY1 BEAUTY IS NO ORNAM5T2 IT IS ! MEAN+4 ,IT IS ! TRU?4 ,WE HAVE ?AT ON GOOD AU?ORITY4 

,S*OL>LY TRANSLATIONS ( ! ,TAO ,TE ,*+ AS A MANUAL = RUL]S USE A VOCABUL>Y ?AT EMPHASIZES ! UNIQU5ESS ( ! ,TAOI/ 0SAGE10 HIS MASCUL9ITY1 HIS AU?ORITY4 ,?IS LANGUAGE IS P]PETUAT$1 & DEGRAD$1 9 MO/ POPUL> V]SIONS4 ,I WANT$ A ,BOOK ( ! ,WAY ACCESSIBLE TO A PRES5T-DAY1 UNWISE1 UNP[]FUL1 & P]HAPS UNMALE READ]1 NOT SEEK+ ESOT]IC SECRETS1 BUT LI/5+ = A VOICE ?AT SPEAKS TO ! S\L4 ,I W\LD LIKE ?AT READ] TO SEE :Y PEOPLE HAVE LOV$ ! BOOK = TW5TY-FIVE HUNDR$ YE>S4 

,IT IS ! MO/ LOVABLE ( ALL ! GREAT RELIGI\S TEXTS1 FUNNY1 KE51 K9D1 MODE/1 9DE/RUCTIBLY \TRAGE\S1 & 9EXHAU/IBLY REFRE%+4 ,( ALL ! DEEP SPR+S1 ?IS IS ! PURE/ WAT]4 ,TO ME1 IT IS ALSO ! DEEPE/ SPR+4 

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