Out of the None comes One,
out of the One comes Two,
and from the twain comes forth
the One as Four.
— Not the Axiom of Maria
How do you solve a problem like Maria?
— From The Sound of Music
Further Reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiom_of_Maria
https://www.wussu.com/laotzu/laotzu42.html
https://equivalentexchange.blog/2019/08/22/everything-is-four/
[*12.18, *12.20]
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