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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He's going to have to make a concession to human weakness and the human desire to kill.

他不得不为人类的弱点,以及人类对杀戮的欲望妥协。

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Why does the book begin with this, ? let's say, opening gambit?

为何书的开头如此，为何以妥协开头？

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