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Contents
Forweodr
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SiignnagQ ueinso-tfrmoA ristotle
PART I: THIS IS-OF THE OTHER
Psyche
§ I II
"Arouhnewdr,i the xsaaucncctdhr ukenloe wd"gl e
Spacings
§ 2 20
TheI nmcmoenasbeuSl,ryn coapneWod,r d sB eigninng
witehx' -
3 ThiIMssy B ody
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PoisnA trleya:Cdo uneptro,iM noutrgnP iysnchaent,dh e
Hando f.. .
§ 4 ThUen toucohrta hVbeol weo A,f b stinence6 6
TheE xrobain,tIt -Ta"ceybto ntdhp eo se"s -iSbtklrigon,
Stkrigin,T hingk,Wei ingihnMgo:u rgnE irnaonst dh e
OthHeanrdo f.. .
§ 5 Tender 92
ThiIsMs y Hear't't,hh eeao rfa tnh oetr"
§ 6 NothtioDn ogi nS ig"hTth:en ro'e t'shsee n's e
ofto uch"
III
Hatpi'tcesnc,,eho 'Br o ydE contieccsh
Contse nt
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PART II:E XEMPLARY STORIES OF THE FLESH
§ 7 TangeIn t 135
Hando fM anH,a ndo fG od
8 TangeInIt 159
§
''Feoxra mmpylh ea,n d"'hT'-eh anidt s'e'-'lf'For
exalmetp,hfi ene gr''''Fe-oxra m'Jpfe leemly,h eart'"
9 Tangent III
§
TheE xorabn,i2t t," Crysitzaatloilfto hnie m po's:s'ib le
'e'Fsl"ah ,n,a d agi'n'F,eo xra mmpylh ea,n d"
§ 10 TangeInVt 216
TangaennCdcyon tgiey,nnI c:T he" uqesotfti eoncnih" c s
antdh "pea oira"os fF lseh",c( oanctattb,o tt"o m)
TangeVn t 244
§ II
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Wordt htia 'st thoeut chhta otu tchhee s(S tqoouudelel ' a
Diviidna.d.e tl. o qquuteeo aealal )ma"
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PART III:P UNCTUATIONS: AND YOU.
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ExacteiP,tu undciy,ttP uuanlctuation
Salve 300
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Notes
IndoefNx am es 375
Foreword
Thfei vresrtso ifto henis ssw aays wr1i9t9tPe2en.gK gaiymn tu rfa ns
latiietnd E tnog lainsdh t,hr earn slaptuibolntih sfwehloa elsdo wyienagr
inPa rapgrha, hwahddie cdhi acs apteecdi taJole ainsN-saLunueacc tty h e
tiem!.T hiisn terntartiicbolunetsaaehlr o lwyoen dca eg atihnta htme e a
suorafen i dieosaft etna kfeinar,nsl dta "satb,r, io""na of dreciogunn"t ries.
WhaItw rotthees nt aansadm so depsatr,ta inpadrl o,v iistniroonal
ducntt ioNo acnyw'osr Ikwt.a msy i netnttiodo env eilotorp p ur siute
elsewwhheetnrhr eei gthitcm aem Ieh a.vc ee rtnaoigtni lvuyepo n nt hat;
mannye dwe veloaprmteeh mneat rsok ft i hsB.ut mIu satmd itth Ia t
havheat dof lo ltohwme o tsai,tlf eaosfmt yfi, r asttt eamsfpra ta sst, h e
tophiecaarltt hm eao tfit cseo rn cerned.
While tohfteh gecu hiodtiihcnregae naedds ,p eocftih aoelr liygt iinal
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prooufnqdu esotftih osene ntsheia st apptahmreoe ssntut pleyr tfhiec ial,
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