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Lao Tse On the Nature of the Way

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Mt. Fuji

long ago
those
who
excelled
in the way
refused
to enlighten
people,
preferring them
untutored.
the smarter
people get
the harder
they are
to rule
giving away
clever ideas
means
robbing
the state.
ruling
without
cleverness,
you benefit
us all.
here
are
two
models
of government.
envisioning
and understanding
these models
offers
a way,
deep
and extensive,
to draw back
all
to the way
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