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theunity（nowtakenasabarepostulateandnolongerasathingpositivelyperceivable）totheregionoftheAbsolute’smysteries。Idonoteasilyfathomthis，Isay，forthesaidopponentsareabovemereverbalquibbling;yetallthatIcancatchintheirtalkisthesubstitutionofwhatistrueofcertainwordsforwhatistrueofwhattheysignify。Theystaywiththewords，——notreturningtothestreamoflifewhenceallthemeaningofthemcame，andwhichisalwaysreadytoreabsorbthem。
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Foraughtthisargumentproves，then，wemaycontinuetobelievethatonethingcanbeknownbymanyknowers。Butthedenialofonethinginmanyrelationsisbutoneapplicationofastillprofounderdialecticdifficulty。