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So entsprechen den geistigen Entwickelungsvorgängen in der Welt immer parallel gehende materielle Tatsachen.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":91,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/103/1908-05-23/p022"}],"english":["GA 103/1908-05-23/p016"],"method":"length","confidence":"medium","correspondence":"established","length_check":{"de_words":91,"en_words":118,"ratio":1.3,"partial":false},"pairing_state":"proposed","verified":false},"witness_completeness":{"ratio":1.06,"band":"comparable","note":null,"word_count":7320,"original_word_count":6933,"may_be_abridged":false},"witness_quality":{"translator":{"scope":"unit","status":"recorded","translator":"Maud B. 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