Dialogue

 1 Intro|      the eternal pattern is the copy of something; and we may
 2 Intro|        which is changing be the copy of that which is unchanging?
 3 Intro|        of which is an imperfect copy of the other, or one of
 4 Intro|        of which creation is the copy. We can only reply, (1)
 5 Intro| appearance, of which one is the copy of the other, and yet of
 6 Intro|      the original, but does not copy the words. On the whole
 7 Timae|       if this is admitted, be a copy of something. Now it is
 8 Timae|          And in speaking of the copy and the original we may
 9 Timae|      when they express only the copy or likeness and not the
10 Timae|        one only, if the created copy is to accord with the original.
11 Timae|      joy determined to make the copy still more like the original;