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another of the three Universes, of some surprising phenomenon, some experience that violates either an active expectation or a passive habit of thinking on the part of the inquisiturus. Each apparent exception to this rule in reality confirms it. A distinction might be drawn between cases where a form of relation is observed that is itself novel or otherwise remarkable, and cases where the surprise is that the character observed should appear under the particular circumstances of the case; but throughout this outline, I intend to take no notice

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