Being

Parmenides' sphere, cut through the middle: the same from the centre in every direction. Being is neither greater nor smaller here or there — so the rings have no beginning and no end.

The hidden text

Τὸ γὰρ αὐτὸ νοεῖν ἐστίν τε καὶ εἶναι. Αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ πεῖρας πύματον, τετελεσμένον ἐστί πάντοθεν, εὐκύκλου σφαίρης ἐναλίγκιον ὄγκῳ, μεσσόθεν ἰσοπαλὲς πάντῃ· τὸ γὰρ οὔτε τι μεῖζον οὔτε τι βαιότερον πελέναι χρεόν ἐστι τῇ ἢ τῇ.

In English, my rendering

For thinking and being are the same. But since there is a last limit, it is complete on every side, like the bulk of a well-rounded sphere, balanced equally from the middle in every direction: for it must be neither somewhat greater nor somewhat smaller here or there.

Parmenides of Elea, fragments 3 and 8 Public domain — ancient text, c. 475 BC

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Measurements

Words: 36
On the sheet: 380 bytes
Capacity: 2694 bytes
Fill: 14%
Line length: 3.53 m
Data rungs: 5,389
Paper: A4 · 210 × 297 mm

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