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ich bin der geist, der stets verneint! // und das mit recht; denn alles, was entsteht, // ist wert, daß es zugrunde geht; // drum besser wär's, daß nichts entstünde. // So ist denn alles, was ihr sünde, // zerstörung, kurz das böse nennt, // mein eigentliches element. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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