It takes up his lifelong quest to reconcile extremities, and to achieve some kind of unity of being.

他一生都在极端之间妥协，为达到某种存在的结合。

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Between extremities Man runs his course; A brand, or flaming breath, Comes to destroy All those antinomies Of day and night; The body calls it death, The heart remorse.

在极端和极端之中,人走完了他的历程；,火炮，或火热的呼吸，都会来摧毁、来消灭,白天和黑夜,的自相矛盾；,身躯称它为死亡，心儿称它为悔恨。

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