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經之至者道也，所以明道者其詞也，所以成詞者字也。由字以通其詞，由詞以通其道，必有漸。
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The passage describes understanding as a step-by-step process. A reader first studies the written characters, then understands the wording, and finally reaches the Way or deeper teaching of the Classics. Meaning is not grasped all at once; each stage provides the foundation for the next.
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