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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Well, we want to know, after 2041, let's say 2045, is there somebody who's a person, call him Mr. X.

我们想知道，2041年后，假设是2045年吧，会不会存在一个人，我们称他为X先生。

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