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<p>Qu’est-ce qu’un <i><span class="glossary_item" glossary_item="36392">alef</span></i> ?<br>
Un point en haut, un point en bas, et une ligne entre les deux.</p>
<p>Tout ce que nous pouvons comprendre de Lui<br>
n’est qu’un point infinitésimal en haut.</p>
<p>La seule manière de nous relier à Lui,<br>
c’est d’être un point infinitésimal en bas.</p>
<p>Et qu’est-ce qui nous donne la force de devenir ce point-zéro en bas<br>
qui résonne avec le point infini en haut ?</p>
<p>Notre révérence pour Lui,<br>
une ligne qui relie le bas au haut.</p>
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