Andinthisway，theone，ifithasbeing，hasturnedouttobemany？
True。
Butnow，letusabstracttheonewhich，aswesay，partakesofbeing，andtrytoimagineitapartfromthatofwhich，aswesay，itpartakes—willthisabstractonebeoneonlyormany？
One，Ithink。
Letussee:—Mustnotthebeingofonebeotherthanone？fortheoneisnotbeing，but，consideredasone，onlypartookofbeing？
Certainly。
Ifbeingandtheonebetwodifferentthings，itisnotbecausetheoneisonethatitisotherthanbeing;norbecausebeingisbeingthatitisotherthantheone;buttheydifferfromoneanotherinvirtueofothernessanddifference。
Certainly。
Sothattheotherisnotthesameeitherwiththeoneorwithbeing？
Certainlynot。
Andthereforewhetherwetakebeingandtheother，orbeingandtheone，ortheoneandtheother，ineverysuchcasewetaketwothings，whichmayberightlycalledboth。
Howso。
Inthisway—youmayspeakofbeing？
Yes。
Andalsoofone？
Yes。
Thennowwehavespokenofeitherofthem？
Yes。
Well，andwhenIspeakofbeingandone，Ispeakofthemboth？
Certainly。
AndifIspeakofbeingandtheother，oroftheoneandtheother—inanysuchcasedoInotspeakofboth？
Yes。
Andmustnotthatwhichiscorrectlycalledboth，bealsotwo？
Undoubtedly。
Andoftwothingshowcaneitherbyanypossibilitynotbeone？
Itcannot。
Then，iftheindividualsofthepairaretogethertwo，theymustbeseverallyone？
Clearly。
Andifeachofthemisone，thenbytheadditionofanyonetoanypair，thewholebecomesthree？
Yes。
Andthreeareodd，andtwoareeven？
Ofcourse。
Andiftherearetwotheremustalsobetwice，andiftherearethreetheremustbethrice;thatis，iftwiceonemakestwo，andthriceonethree？
Certainly。
Therearetwo，andtwice，andthereforetheremustbetwicetwo;andtherearethree，andthereisthrice，andthereforetheremustbethricethree？
Ofcourse。
Iftherearethreeandtwice，thereistwicethree;andiftherearetwoandthrice，thereisthricetwo？
Undoubtedly。
Here，then，wehaveeventakeneventimes，andoddtakenoddtimes，andeventakenoddtimes，andoddtakeneventimes。
True。
Andifthisisso，doesanynumberremainwhichhasnonecessitytobe？
Nonewhatever。
Thenifoneis，numbermustalsobe？
Itmust。
Butifthereisnumber，theremustalsobemany，andinfinitemultiplicityofbeing;fornumberisinfiniteinmultiplicity，andpartakesalsoofbeing:amInotright？
Certainly。
Andifallnumberparticipatesinbeing，everypartofnumberwillalsoparticipate？
Yes。
Thenbeingisdistributedoverthewholemultitudeofthings，andnothingthatis，howeversmallorhowevergreat，isdevoidofit？And，indeed，theverysuppositionofthisisabsurd，forhowcanthatwhichis，bedevoidofbeing？
Innoway。
Anditisdividedintothegreatestandintothesmallest，andintobeingofallsizes，andisbrokenupmorethanallthings;thedivisionsofithavenolimit。
True。
Thenithasthegreatestnumberofparts？
Yes，thegreatestnumber。
Isthereanyofthesewhichisapartofbeing，andyetnopart？
Impossible。
Butifitisatallandsolongasitis，itmustbeone，andcannotbenone？
Certainly。
Thentheoneattachestoeverysinglepartofbeing，anddoesnotfailinanypart，whethergreatorsmall，orwhatevermaybethesizeofit？
True。
Butreflect:—anoneinitsentirety，beinmanyplacesatthesametime？
No;Iseetheimpossibilityofthat。
Andifnotinitsentirety，thenitisdivided;foritcannotbepresentwithallthepartsofbeing，unlessdivided。
True。
Andthatwhichhaspartswillbeasmanyasthepartsare？
Certainly。
Thenwewerewronginsayingjustnow，thatbeingwasdistributedintothegreatestnumberofparts。Foritisnotdistributedintopartsmorethantheone，intopartsequaltotheone;theoneisneverwantingtobeing，orbeingtotheone，butbeingtwotheyareco—equalandcoextensive。
Certainlythatistrue。
Theoneitself，then，havingbeenbrokenupintopartsbybeing，ismanyandinfinite？
True。
Thennotonlytheonewhichhasbeingismany，buttheoneitselfdistributedbybeing，mustalsobemany？
Certainly。
Further，inasmuchasthepartsarepartsofawhole，theone，asawhole，willbelimited;forarenotthepartscontainedthewhole？
Certainly。
Andthatwhichcontains，isalimit？
Ofcourse。
Thentheoneifithasbeingisoneandmany，wholeandparts，havinglimitsandyetunlimitedinnumber？
Clearly。
Andbecausehavinglimits，alsohavingextremes？
Certainly。
Andifawhole，havingbeginningandmiddleandend。Forcananythingbeawholewithoutthesethree？Andifanyoneofthemiswantingtoanything，willthatanylongerbeawhole？
No。
Thentheone，asappears，willhavebeginning，middle，andend。
Itwill。
But，again，themiddlewillbeequidistantfromtheextremes;oritwouldnotbeinthemiddle？
Yes。
Thentheonewillpartakeoffigure，eitherrectilinearorround，oraunionofthetwo？
True。
Andifthisisthecase，itwillbebothinitselfandinanothertoo。
How？
Everypartisinthewhole，andnoneisoutsidethewhole。
True。
Andallthepartsarecontainedbythewhole？
Yes。
Andtheoneisallitsparts，andneithermorenorlessthanall？
No。
Andtheoneisthewhole？
Ofcourse。
Butifallthepartsareinthewhole，andtheoneisallofthemandthewhole，andtheyareallcontainedbythewhole，theonewillbecontainedbytheone;andthustheonewillbeinitself。
Thatistrue。
Butthen，again，thewholeisnotintheparts—neitherinalltheparts，norinsomeoneofthem。Forifitisinall，itmustbeinone;foriftherewereanyoneinwhichitwasnot，itcouldnotbeinalltheparts;forthepartinwhichitiswantingisoneofall，andifthewholeisnotinthis，howcanitbeinthemall？
Itcannot。
