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Und so wurde die Eurythmie tatsächlich geschaffen, geschaffen als eine Sprache durch, ich möchte wirklich sagen: die ausdrucksvollsten menschlichen Organe, Arme und Hände.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":192,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/277d/1923-08-26/p030"}],"english":["GA 277d/1923-08-26/p056","GA 277d/1923-08-26/p057","GA 277d/1923-08-26/p058"],"method":"embedding","confidence":"medium","correspondence":"established","length_check":{"de_words":192,"en_words":246,"ratio":1.28,"partial":false},"pairing_state":"proposed","verified":false},"witness_completeness":{"ratio":1.27,"band":"comparable","note":null,"word_count":8808,"original_word_count":6935,"may_be_abridged":false},"witness_quality":{"translator":{"scope":"unit","status":"recorded","translator":"A. C. 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