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  1. 故善出奇者無窮如天地不竭如江河終而復始日月是也死而復生四時是也
  2. 聲不過五五聲之變不可勝聽也
  3. 色不過五五色之變不可勝觀也
  4. 味不過五五味之變不可勝嘗也。

6. Indirect tactics, efficiently applied, are inexhaustible as Heaven and Earth, unending as the flow of rivers and streams; like the sun and moon, they end but to begin anew; like the four seasons, they pass away to return once more.

7. There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard.

8. There are not more than five primary colors (blue, yellow, red, white, and black), yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever be seen.

9. There are not more than five cardinal tastes (sour, acrid, salt, sweet, bitter), yet combinations of them yield more flavors than can ever be tasted.

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