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Aber auch dies kann nur geschehen, indem derselbe Prozeß, der eben genannt worden ist, sich auf einer höheren Stufe wiederholt. Wenn das, was Sie beim Durchschnittsmenschen vereint finden, getrennt wird, wenn eine Art Zerstörungsprozeß in der niederen Menschennatur auftritt, dann kann dieses höhere Bewußtsein, dieses Schauen in der geistigen Welt, eintreten.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":150,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/55/1906-11-08/p030"}],"english":["GA 55/1906-11-08/p034"],"method":"length","confidence":"medium","correspondence":"established","length_check":{"de_words":150,"en_words":145,"ratio":0.97,"partial":false},"pairing_state":"proposed","verified":false},"witness_completeness":{"ratio":0.81,"band":"watch","note":"This witness is somewhat shorter than the original. 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