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A
petty country diminishes the people.
They possess ten times a hundred workers and yet do not use them.
They control the people by giving weight to death and the people
do not move away.
Rather
than owning boats and carriages, be free of a reason to ride in
them.
Rather than being in armies and displaying weapons, be free without
a reason for them.
Thus the people return to being continuously united and employed.
They will enjoy their food.
They will delight in their clothes.
They will be content with their homes.
They will enjoy their everyday lives.
Neighboring communities visit and help each other.
Both will listen together to the calls of each others' dogs and
roosters.
At
its height the people grow old and die without a reason to inspect
each other.
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