Railing Codex

“请问这是什么？”
“这是A。”
“A是什么？”
“A是B。”
“那B是什么？”
“B是C。”
“C又是什么？”
“C是D。”
“那D是A吗？”
“D不是A和B,但它是C。”
“C和A有什么区别？”
“和B和D的区别一样。”
“那ABCD是什么呢？“
“是解释，”E说，“但都不是它本身。”
“你可以说出它本身吗？”
“只有语言。”

“Excuse me, what is this?”
“This is A.”
“What’s A?”
“A is B.”
“Then what’s B?”
“B is C.”
“But then what’s C?”
“C is D.”
“So D is A?”
“D is not A or B, but it is C.”
“What’s the difference between C and A?”
“The same as the difference between B and D.”
“Then what are A, B, C, and D?”
“They’re interpretations,” says E, “but none of them is the thing itself.”
“Can you say the thing itself?”
“There is only language.”