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Zhuang Zhou — Zhuangzi

−300 · Book · Public Domain

A playful, paradox-filled Daoist classic of parables and thought experiments, including the famous dream of being a butterfly. It champions spontaneity, the relativity of perspective, and freedom from convention.

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