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 1   I, 1|  all things out of a single element, must maintain that coming-tobe
 2   I, 1|  the substratum is a single element; i.e. all things which admit
 3   I, 1|   these? For the One is an "element" in so far as it underlies
 4   I, 6| derive things from a single element are equally compelled to
 5  II, 2|     either, constitutes an "element". And yet vision is prior
 6  II, 3|    former split the middle "element" into two, while the latter
 7  II, 5|   nobody supposes a single "element" to persist, as the basis
 8  II, 5|  well as Air (or any other "element") at the same time. So there
 9  II, 5|  will belong to some other "element", e.g. to Fire. But Fire
10  II, 5|     be no such "originative element" at the ends: for all of
11  II, 5| would attach to the single "element". Let E stand for Earth,
12  II, 5|    in turn into some other "element" (e.g. into Q), a new contrariety,
13  II, 5|   in turn into yet another "element", yet another contrariety
14  II, 5|    every addition of a new "element" will carry with it the
15  II, 5|  also belong to the single "element" an infinite number of contrarieties.
16  II, 5|   impossible to define any "element": impossible also for any
17  II, 7|  the passingaway of either "element" produces either the other