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My friend is my half, another I.
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The speaker describes a friend as “my half” and “another I.” This presents friendship as a close bond in which the other person feels like a second self, sharing an important part of the speaker’s identity or life. It expresses deep closeness rather than literal sameness.
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- Library of Congress, You lun (Treatise on Friendship)
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