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“The one streams past so swiftly yet is never gone; the other forever waxes and wanes yet finally has never grown nor diminished.”
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The quote contrasts two kinds of change. One passes quickly but does not disappear. The other repeatedly grows and shrinks, yet ends with no lasting increase or loss. Together, these images suggest that movement or fluctuation does not necessarily produce permanent change.
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