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[alternate translation:] the divine spirit found a sublime outlet in that wonder of analysis, that portent of the ideal world, that amphibian between being and not-being, which we call the imaginary root of negative unity.
-Gottfried Leibniz
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[alternate Translation:] The Divine Spirit Found A

Gottfried Leibniz
[alternate translation:] the divine spirit found a sublime outlet in that wonder of analysis, that portent of the ideal world, that amphibian between being and not-being, which we call the imaginary root of negative unity.
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