The Way that can be told of is not <

The name that can be named is not  <

The Nameless is the origin of Heav    The Nameless is the origin of Heav

The Named is the mother of all thi |  The named is the mother of all thi

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Therefore let there always be non-    Therefore let there always be non-

  so we may see their subtlety,         so we may see their subtlety,

And let there always be being,        And let there always be being,

  so we may see their outcome.          so we may see their outcome.

The two are the same,                 The two are the same,

But after they are produced,          But after they are produced,

  they have different names.            they have different names.

                                   >  They both may be called deep and p

                                   >  Deeper and more profound,

                                   >  The door of all subtleties!