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οὐδ᾽ ἔστι γάρ πω γινόμενον ὃ γίνεται,
οὐτ᾽ εἰ πρότερον ἦν, ἔστιν ὅ γε νῦν γίνεται,
ἔστιν γὰρ οὐκ ὂν οὐδέν ὃ δὲ μὴ γέγονέ πω,
οὐκ ἔσθ᾽ ἕωσπερ γέγονε, ὅ γε μή γέγονέ πω.
ἐκ τοῦ γὰρ εἶναι γέγονεν εἰ δ᾽ οὐκ ἦν ὅθεν,
πῶς ἐγένετ᾽ ἐξ οὐκ ὄντος; οὐχ οἷόν τε γάρ.
εἰ δ᾽ αὖ ποθέν ποι γέγονεν, οὐκ ἔσται
κηποι δεποτις εἴη, πόθεν γενήσεται
τοὐκ ὂν εἰς οὐκ ὂν εἰς οὐκ ὂν γὰρ οὐ δυνήσεται.
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